the great lake

waves beckon
an altar call
but wordless

come
we are water
and resonate with blood and tears
we will bear yours too,

and you, who are mostly water,
can dissolve into shifting sameness
and surface tension,
a layer of gray beneath
blue and silver dancing
under strata of wind and sky
and grinding small stones to sand
all together moving
in one motion.

***this is where we went for our Sunday relaxation–the other choice was the rose garden for a hike at Delaware Park–a city park far too civilized for something as elemental as hiking–all I can say to that, after the gorgeous afternoon at the beach, is SCREW the rose garden, I needed some beach!

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About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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16 Responses to the great lake

  1. Rhonda's avatar Rhonda says:

    roses grow anywhere…beaches do not! i’m with you…and wish i was! awesome!

  2. jeglatter's avatar jeglatter says:

    πŸ™‚ gorgeous Sunday Susan!:)
    -Jennifer

  3. nelle's avatar nelle says:

    Nice…. did you write at the beach?

  4. Green Speck's avatar Green Speck says:

    Scenic beauty !!!

  5. Bruce Ruston's avatar Ian Moone says:

    I saw the last picture and honestly said ‘o’ buoy’ πŸ™‚ A good write though

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