Jilda and I spent New Year's Eve 1999
at the beach with friends.
A storm before midnight sent
torrents of vertical rain that lashed the windows.
Palmetto and palms gyrated in the wind
and scratched the side of the house
as if they wanted inside.
The power winked out.
We toasted the New Year by candlelight.
The next day, the tide was angry.
On our morning stroll,
we picked up bushels of shells.
It was a remarkable time.
There's one of those conch shells on my nightstand
when I miss the sea,
I can pick up that shell and listen.
What a nice memory and what a fabulous photo! I love the ocean and taking a walk on the beach sounds lovely..you two need to go again!
ReplyDeleteSo peaceful.
ReplyDeleteStunning photo - and memory.
ReplyDeleteI always look for shells on the beach. Pretty poor pickings on the jersey shore.
ReplyDeleteI have a tiny shell I found at Asbury Park in 1971. It’s mixed in with all the small shells I’ve found during my travels.
DeleteI think my next column in the paper might be about shells.
I have a seashell my brother brought back to my mama from the South Pacific, WWII it was a treasure to her and now to me. I gotta find it and show it to my sons, I never have.
ReplyDeleteThanks, and yes, a lovely picture as usual for you!
I have one of those shells and listen often. The beach is calling my name.
ReplyDeleteشركة مكافحة الدفان بالدمام
ReplyDeleteشركة تسليك مجارى بالدمام
شركة عزل اسطح بالدمام
شركة عزل حرارى بالدمام
شركة عزل فوم بالدمام
شركة عزل مائى بالدمام
شركا ت عزل الاسطح بالدمام
شركة كشف تسربات المياه بالدمام
ReplyDeleteشركة تنظيف بالخبر
شركة تنظيف فلل بالخبر
شركة تنظيف منازل بالخبر
شركة تنظيف كنب بالخير
شركة تنظيف مجالس بالخير
شركة تنظيف مساجد بالخير
شركة تنظيف خزانات بالخير
شركة تنظيف موكيت بالخير
شركة تنظيف مكيفات بالخير
A lovely memory and an awesome shot
ReplyDeleteich liebe das Meer
ReplyDeleteAtemberaubend