Golden Distant Shore

The sea-shore is a sort of neutral ground, a most advantageous point from which to contemplate this world.” - Thoreau

Image: Upon The Golden Shore is a photograph by

            Arlane Crump on fineartamerica.com

surprised

i awoke this morning and my pillow was wet

i ran my fingers over the damp cloth

"tears", i quickly and easily surmised

but my eyes were dry so they couldn't have been mine

no, someone else's i'm sure

an angel's i  think

as out of the corner of my crusted eye i saw someone in white with wings turn and go with a wink

fluttering through my closed door

over a sea of humanity's tears

across an ocean of dark year's

wondering what it's all for

searching for more

no doubt headed for a

golden distant shore

Author's Note

"I must live along the beach, on the southern shore, which looks directly out to sea, -- and see what that great parade of water means, that dashes and roars, and has not yet wet me, as long as I have lived." - Thoreau

* I wrote this poem and then as i usually do, searched for music to accompany it and happened to come across the included song that i''d never heard before. i had originally titled it, "Distant Golden Shore" but changed it to go with the song lyric. i am often amazed to find a song similar to a poem that i have written. this one is so similar that it scares me.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

A splendid poem with an angaelic charm portraying humanity in a different light with its plight if things don't change and tears of sorrow don't stop. You are like Joseph interpreting dreams. Marvelous.