Interlude

Interlude

A Poem by Chris Shaw

Gentle waves of crystal kindness,
edging closer to my feet,
as I laze upon these pebbles,
smooth and flattened on their surface,
by the power of the sea.

As I lie here contemplating
nothing more than naked toes,
empty thoughts are more than healing,
as the creeping, calming briny
cleanses me of all my woes.

© 2018 Chris Shaw


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This is a soothing poem of nature's healing power and self reflection. Beautifully written a baptism of awareness and self enlightenment. The metaphor is amazing in its simplicity as is nature itself. The more I read it the deeper it goes. I rest upon your words like the pebbles contemplating the depths of its waves of meaning. It is so succinct that to say any part of it is my favorite it to take away from the rest.

Posted 1 Year Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

1 Year Ago

Soren, thank you for such a thorough and encouraging review. I appreciate your thoughts greatly. All.. read more



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This is a soothing poem of nature's healing power and self reflection. Beautifully written a baptism of awareness and self enlightenment. The metaphor is amazing in its simplicity as is nature itself. The more I read it the deeper it goes. I rest upon your words like the pebbles contemplating the depths of its waves of meaning. It is so succinct that to say any part of it is my favorite it to take away from the rest.

Posted 1 Year Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

1 Year Ago

Soren, thank you for such a thorough and encouraging review. I appreciate your thoughts greatly. All.. read more
The simplicity & reality of this seaside scene is captivated here. There's nowhere like being at the sea. The pebbles, the sand, the rich smell, the waves. Very calming and peaceful. A nice read Chris

Posted 1 Year Ago


Rachel Fitzgerald-Feeley

1 Year Ago

Hi Chris, pleased to meet you too. Just after breakfast here. Forever raining it seems here in Irela.. read more
Rachel Fitzgerald-Feeley

1 Year Ago

Hope your weekend is going well 😊
Chris Shaw

1 Year Ago

Bank holiday here. The sun is out so we will be making the most of it while it lasts:) I have had ma.. read more
that lovely creeping feeling of the sea lapping between your toes is unique and i would imagine very restful Chris..

Posted 1 Year Ago


Chris Shaw

1 Year Ago

Thank you Stella. An older poem out for an airing, following my visit to Torquay. The sea certainly.. read more
Stella Armour

1 Year Ago

Good morning Chris, thinking about pulling out some lobelia this morning that is past its best, then.. read more
Chris Shaw

1 Year Ago

Ah the lobelia. Some of ours is wilting too. That’s for another day though:) Enjoy whatever you ar.. read more
I agree; it's healing to empty the clutter in one's mind, and not a better place to do it than by the seashore.. where one can meditate and be mesmerized by the flapping waves as they roil into shore....vivid images...
lovely Chris
Warmly, B

Posted 1 Year Ago


Chris Shaw

1 Year Ago

The sea I always find mesmerizing. It certainly clears the mind. Thank you dear Betty for your visit.. read more
I really enjoy the word choices here as it lulls like the sea is lulling the narrator, a nice quiteness to all of it that makes it seem real.

Winston

Posted 1 Year Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

1 Year Ago

Pleased you found positives here Winston. Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a happy Sunday. read more
Sounds like that all too familiar lazy afternoons where the voluminous voice of the sea and the open expanse of sky brings us to a place of healing - like walking into white noise and sleeping through the night. Such interludes are rare and coveted!

Posted 1 Year Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

1 Year Ago

Thank you Fred's for finding this one and transferring my thoughts to warm sunny days. November isn'.. read more
Red Brick Keshner

1 Year Ago

Neither is is mine, if I couldn't get warm. Otherwise, it gets a fair go.


made me instinctively reach out for the ice-cream & pop-corn .. it's what interludes were made for write ..
tis really quite lovely our Chris :)

Posted 2 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

2 Years Ago

Ice-cream and popcorn are for the back row of the flicks. I'm on the beach :)) Thank you dear Nevill.. read more
Neville

2 Years Ago


we have a long and well documented history of ferocious flash flooding in and around our loc.. read more
To me, the main healing advantage of nature is that our busy minds seem to go blank in the face of such grandeur. You've shown how this can also happen in the face of those simple natural delights. You've shown the beauty of not overthinking. Love your caressing imagery (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

3 Years Ago

Thank you Margie. Really appreciate you sitting and dipping your toes in the salty water with me:) R.. read more
I am not sure why, because I read some totally amazing poems of healing and spirits from You, but this has a certain power, as if the healing power of the sea comes across your lines, I enjoyed reading it, and enjoyed sharing your interlude, I feel I was really there. Thank You dear Chris 💕

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

lightsong

3 Years Ago

YOU are so welcome dear lovely Chris, You are so kind to me✨💕✨
Chris Shaw

3 Years Ago

You deserve it :)
lightsong

3 Years Ago

So are You :) love you 😘
The gentle waves of destiny are soothing as we
walk along the Beach where water splashes
against our ankles and eases the faint of heart.
Waves are kind and gentle. truly, Pat

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

3 Years Ago

Dear Pat, you are a poem yourself. Everything you utter is poetic. Thank you so much for bring you.<.. read more
Patricia Wedel

3 Years Ago

You have sprinkled me with fairy dust and bumblebee lust... I am ready for magic
and love..... read more

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Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw

Berkshire, United Kingdom



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Albert, my paternal grandfather introduced me to Tennyson when I was nine. I have loved poetry ever since but did not attempt writing a single piece until I was 40. It's never too late to try somethin.. more..

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