Poetry list
shingle shore chaconne
song of the sea casts its hypnotic spell
singing in stone through the notes of the swell
shingle shore shingle shore shingle and shore
notes in the music of creator’s awe!
shingle must mingle in each single surge
as seas beat the land – with primeval urge
shingle shore shingle shore shingle and shore
earth’s pulsing music to make the soul soar!
eating the cliff from its base so its slides
debris abundant for the work of the tides
shingle shore shingle shore shingle and shore
notes in the music of creator’s awe!
the thud on the beach and the rasp of the stones
boulders to pebbles – the sea breaks and hones
shingle shore shingle shore shingle and shore
earth’s pulsing music to make the soul soar!
over and over by day and by night
restless relentless shore pounded by might
shingle shore shingle shore shingle and shore
notes in the music of creator’s awe!
then laved and caressed in a calm gentle sea
water and shingle embrace lovingly
shingle shore shingle shore shingle and shore
earth’s pulsing music to make the soul soar!
polished and formed like bright gems to our sight
the dull and the mundane glow lustrous in light
shingle shore shingle shore shingle and shore
notes in the music of creator’s awe!
sharp–edged and piercing till sung on sea’s stave
stones fashioned smoothly by power of each wave
shingle shore shingle shore shingle and shore
earth’s pulsing music to make the soul soar!
we are the stones and love’s life is the sea
whose waves shape our days in setting us free
shingle shore shingle shore shingle and shore
notes in the music of creator’s awe!
© Neil Thompson 2023