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| The California coast. |
Illusions
Nothing
shows the illusion of permanence
better
than water—
rolling,
ceaselessly rolling
against
the stern edges of the earth,
every
shoreline one frame in an
ongoing
motion picture,
nothing
-
unless
it’s a salmon that carries in its genes
the memories
of earth’s cataclysms
or the
shore birds that fly screaming
above
the cliffs, circling,
ceaselessly
circling
against
the hard edges of the wind.
3 comments:
smiles...i like the water...the ocean...always in motion...wonderful imagery in this...i can hear those birds....
Maybe that's why we're drawn to water? It reminds us of the impermanence of everything; to grab each moment and savor it because it'll soon be on the wing.
I've been looking at a friend's images of snow from this past winter, and shivering (just a little, the power of imagination) --
But no one's showed me this wonderful cool mist over the waves ---
More pleasant still! Thank you, Pauline.
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