East Coast Sunrise
The sea-fragrant air insinuates itself into your mind,
Wrapping itself around your waking dreams like a warm blanket,
Then gently touches your eyelids, your mouth, your body;
A lover’s caress, to bring you out of sleep.
Outside, foam-flecked waves rear snowy heads
The descend, emptying their essence onto the warm, waiting sand.
Undisturbed by the bustle of wind-blown clouds
The sun begins its daily trek across the sky.
You open sleepy eyes to a vibrant, verdant landscape bathed in beauty:
The chalky crests of nearby hills search out the heavens
While the springy mat of green grape-leaves invites your feet.
A taste of Eden.
The East Coast Sunrise by Sharon Hall, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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Comments
Thanks, Mitch. Glad you like it. This is a place where I’ve spent a bit of time, on the Atlantic coast of Barbados. It’s absolutely gorgeous.
This is a pretty poem, Sharon.
I like your alliteration and color.
Not a speck of yellow! Everything’s all green and white
Congratulations getting published!
Cheers,
Mitch