Overseas

Overseas

A Poem by Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere
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No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you. Zora Neale Hurston

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They’re sailing further overseas

 

thoughts sent away

in a handful of white

 

now and then

the wind is whispering

some of the words

and the waves are rumbling

through the verses

 

so far

so wide

so wild

 

I suspect them tomorrow

at the horizon

in the wave breakers

stranded on the beach

 

hear

how their rhymes rustle

in the shells

and on the sand.

 

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

© 2015 Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere


Author's Note

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere
Overseas is the first of three poems, my brother Peter Lejaeghere has used to made the composition 'Horizon'
1. Overseas
2. Wind
3. Night

You can listen to it on my old website: (use Internet Explorer to surf to it)

http://home.scarlet.be/~pieper/HORIZON.htm


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Another wonderful piece in this series. Another piece that I can completely envision the surroundings described. This makes me want to go to a beach and enjoy the breeze. I've always loved the water and seeing how far it stretches, etc. Thanks for sharing this with me, Rudi :)

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Thank you, RiverRei, glad you liked this piece too. In my youth I've been a lot to the seaside with .. read more



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Another wonderful piece in this series. Another piece that I can completely envision the surroundings described. This makes me want to go to a beach and enjoy the breeze. I've always loved the water and seeing how far it stretches, etc. Thanks for sharing this with me, Rudi :)

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Thank you, RiverRei, glad you liked this piece too. In my youth I've been a lot to the seaside with .. read more
The poetry, of the ocean! Beautiful

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Thanks for visiting, reading and reviewing. :) Rudi
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A lovely poetic piece
I can see a beautiful serene song being sung

While seeing a loved one walk away to be brushed in back again
Like a beautiful wave hitting shores
Maybe that's the beauty of love

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Thank you for your thoughts in your review, Nisreena, it's really appreciated. Have a good day. :) .. read more
You can feel the journey and movement of the sea in this write! Such a Beautiful photo too!

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Thank you, Sereena, glad you liked my poem and picture too. Have a fine day. :) Rudi
I spend many hours on the sea, near the sea and gazing at the sea... it is a beautiful thing and your capture the movement of thoughts through word, line and stanza perfectly as the white caps that visit our shorelines from time to time.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Thank you, FT, for reading this poem, I'm glad you could see the sea by reading my poem. :) Rudi
Beautiful. Was listening to Coldplay's ''A message''.....a perfect combination. Lovely writing.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Hey, yes indeed, will try it once. Thank you for your review, Ana. :) Rudi
This poem catches that magic of distance the sea implies even at your feet as it laps ashore.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Thank you Delmar, for your kind words. It's really appreciated. :) Rudi
My kind of poetry. About the sea and the possibilities. I liked the poem. Left me with place and question. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Thank you for visiting, reading and reviewing, John. Glad to read your words. :) Rudi
Coyote Poetry

8 Years Ago

You are welcome.
There is a soft serenity I find when I walk on the beach - and your poem has that same feeling...the ebb and flow of the tide, the whisper of the breeze, the salty ocean air...

Simple words woven in a tapestry of magic..

:) Julie

Posted 8 Years Ago


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Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Thank you, Julie, for your kind words, it's really appreciated. :) Rudi
the alliteration makes me hear the wave of words brushing against the lonely shores...making them feel better, feel loved...
love that rustling sound...

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

8 Years Ago

Yes, Jacob, thank you four your kind remarks. Me too I like to hear the sound of the waves, it's ver.. read more

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Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

Wingene, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium



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I'm from Belgium. English is not my native language, but I like to read English poems and books. I have written a lot of Dutch poems during the last forty years. With some of them I've got prizes in B.. more..

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