Taken by the Sea, Wizard & Faery Award Winner Options

[Guest_Nina_*]

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Taken by the Sea

Walking along the seashore,
my footsteps make
light impressions
in wet sand.
Behind me,
turning tide erases all traces.

Cool breeze brushes my face;
ruffles curling strands of hair.
Gossamer garments cling,
accentuating body contours.

You’re waiting:
a distant figure,
riding white horses,
cresting waves.

I move towards you:
seduced into deeper water
by unseen currents.

Time slows;
I feel you near.

© Nina 2006

Nina

[Guest_Jox_*]

Hi Nina,

Thanks for your reply.

Hi J

>J>Fantastic! I love this.
>N> Wow! thank you.  I'm reet chuffed   and a bit lost for words (that's a first!

LOL now don't tempt me! :)

>J>There are many interpretations available - accident; trance; drug-influenced (actual or imagined) and so on. But the point is that your words suit all these beautifully.
>N> I hoped it could be interpreted in several different ways and you have come up with more than I had considered.  Brill!

Thank you :)

>J>I have only one possible glitch - and even it is perfectly fine if left:
"Behind me, (I wonder if you need this line?)
>N> You may well be right about "Behind me".  I shall give it some thought.

Ok, ta.

>J>The title is very clever, also by the way. Taken as killed, moved away, distracted, seduced, influenced etc etc.
>N> Thank you very much.  It took me a while to come up with the title.  I wanted it to be as ambiguous as the poem so I'm really pleased it comes over as such.

Indeed, as I was mentioning arecently (to you, I think) titles are very important to me and can help or damage the main work. Your main work needs no help - but the title is equally good in its own right - perfectly complementary.

>J>I seldom, if ever, dislike any of your poems - and many I like a very great deal. But even so, I think this is one of your best.
>N> gosh I'm blushing now.  Thank you so much for the compliment.  I'm a bit stunned that you like it so much
>J>Thank you so much for the read (and I shall re-read several times). Much enjoyed, thanks.
>N> and thank you for your lovely words, very much appreciated.

Well it hits a chord with me certainly and I'm the one grateful - a great read. Thank YOU.

J.