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A Joyful Noise

Heisler Park

Walking on the beach, last Sunday morning

April 20, 2016 by Melodye Shore

I was thinking:

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so this is how you swim inward,

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so this is how you flow outward,

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so this is how you pray.

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Excerpted from 5 a.m. in the Pinewoods, by Mary Oliver

Posted in: 5 a.m. in the Pinewoods, beach, Mary Oliver, Orange County California, Poetry, seagulls, Sunday Tagged: "Sea Breeze" by Sukhdev Dail, art, birds, Heisler Park, joy, laguna beach, photography, sculpture

Art Challenge of the Week: Amid waves of concern, a sea of calm

November 20, 2015 by Melodye Shore

When was the last time you spent a relaxing day at the beach, completely unplugged–

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resting quietly at the ocean’s edge,

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utterly mesmerized by waves that froth and curl, and then ease themselves ashore?

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When’s the last time you saw a seagull take wing,

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or spied a honeybee, humming a song about sunshine as it collects pollen?

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Do you remember the last time you heard the ocean’s lullaby,

felt it ease the wrinkles from your worried brow?

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(Did you figure it out already? This week’s art challenge prompt is the word CALM.)

Want to see more? My responses to previous challenges are available here.

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