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we walked the sand
as the tide moved away
looking for colored glass,
sea blue, sail white, golden amber,
the palest of green
yes, he said,
bits of flotsam
from ancient ships,
crystalline ships that once sailed
under gossamer wings,
their hulls of finest quartz and amethyst
sparkling in the sun
clear as the seas on which they moved.
under full sail,
they were an enchanting sight
moving across the cerulean waters
in the clear light of day-
ahhh, but at night,
the reflection of stars
glistened across the shimmering deck
lighting the ships with an internal spark-
my, it would have been a sight to see.
but now,
all that is left
of the great crystalline ships
that once sailed the clear blue seas…
and he handed me a shard of sparkling sea glass,
the palest of greens
*** with thanks to Leovi for the sparkling artwork – so beautiful and enchanting http://lafotografiaefectistaabstracta.blogspot.com/
thecourseofourseasons 
Wonderful, Kathleen. Gorgeous words fro the mind and sparking sea glass for the eyes.
The artwork was a great accompaniment! I’m glad you could share it with us. I hope you’re able to include it when you put the poem into your next book.
Nancy
Definitely can see the connection with the art here and I love how you personalized it bringing that nostalgic feel to it at the end. I remember collecting sea glass and shells years ago.
Breathtakingly beautiful !
Now that is a wonderful comment – thank you so much! K
Beautiful:)
Thank you. K
Gorgeous, Kathleen… I especially like:
crystalline ships that once sailed
under gossamer wings,
their hulls of finest quartz and amethyst
sparkling in the sun
Thank you,. Laurie – I am so happy you liked it! K
sparkling sea glass <— luv it. The imagery contained within your words is inspiring…felt.
So glad you liked it – thanks for your kind words. K
I love the phrase “Sea Glass” and the fairy tale quality you give the poem.
Thanks, David – I am happy you liked it and appreciate you dropping by – K
Beautiful – I really like this, it’s like the start of an epic fantasy novel. Chrystalline ship sounds so nice — travelling cross the seas
Well….that would be fun to consider and maybe write 🙂 Sure will need to know a lot more about ships and sailing. But research is half the fun. Happy you liked, it. Bjorn – K
..beautiful… you def play well with the painting… and you don’t just play with it… i think more importantly you enrich the internal quality of the paiting with your words here… loved it… and you are helping appreciate this image even more so than the last… thanks… smiles..
Kelvin – your kind words mean so much to me – thank you – K
Fantastic – I love the idea of crystalline ships. It also makes me think of a glass beach near some friends of mine in California. I haven’t seen it, but from the description, I could imagine it to be remnants of these ships (rather than the sea smoothed debris of past fly tipping).
It is fun to think about, isn’t it? So happy you liked it! K
I like this a lot. You have really written a fascinating interpretation of the artwork. It does indeed look JUST like sea glass; and your poem makes me think of those great ‘crystalline ships.” Well penned.
Thanks, Mary – it means a lot to me that you liked it. I have a few pieces of sea glass that we found in FL – now I just wonder…..smiles K
I like how you took that shard of sparkling glass from the sea voyage, an enchanting sight by morning and reflecting the stars at night ~ Great use of colors all throughout ~
Grace – I so appreciate your comment – happy you liked it. K
sea glass…great title..and love how you capture the mood of the pic..wonderful images…the shard of sparkling seaglass and the story that lives withing…so cool kathleen
It was fun to think about and write – thanks, Claudia, happy you enjoyed it! K
oh magical…i like…imagine seeing those great crystaline ships sailing…and love the childlike imagination to see them in that colored glass as well…love your imagery of them…if i close my eyes i can just about see them…smiles…nice centering it again in those last lines with the handing of the sea glass….cool response k
Thanks, Brian – the title of the piece is about ships so that really was the spark. It was fun to imagine and think about. Thanks so much for bringing this lovely artist to our attention – just beautiful. K