Thank you, Ivan, for the wonderful gift of beautiful imagery, and the warm wish of Peace for our community! Best wishes, and a Happy New Year to you, and one and all, Charlotte Mancuso ------------------- Ivan M Suzman wrote: > ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 51/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 10 deg. F :-) > ******************************************************************** > Dear friends, > > On Saturday, I walked on the beach > about 20 miles southwest of my home, > at Fortune's Rocks, Maine. > > Out of my memories comes > a new, 4-part poem , "Milennium > at Fortune'sRocks," which I am placing > here on the PIEN list, to ask for peace > for all of us in the PD Community. > > Best wishes for 2001 to you all . > Sincerely, > > PWP Ivan Suzman :-) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Millenium at Fortune's Rocks > > 1 > > A tooth-chattering wind > floats bits of seaspray > upon a storm-scoured shore > > I am cleansed, and awed > by massive, cold, blue waters > > which stretch limitlessly > to Rejkjavik, and equally to > Gibaltar, Dakar, > and Cape Town . > > 2 > > Ice-embedded stems > of winter dunegrass > sparkle, silvery-white, > mirroring the sunlight. > > They lean, they oscillate, > shimmering in the solstice's > low, piercing sunlight, > > against a peach sherbet sky. > > Brilliant, > and blinding, > they are bright like chandeliers > multiply reflecrted > in a fairyland of gemstones. > > 3 > > Just ten yards from crashing waves, > a sea gull sits, > seemingly obliviously, > motionlessly > and almost oceanlessly, > one webbed foot upon the fine-grained sand. > > 4 > > At the horizon, > sea-greens blend with blue-grays > > and ice-green skies are floodlit > behind pink and lavender sea clouds. > > A single skein of Canada geese > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > floats over a few human footprints > which lead the eye > to the water's edge. > > The trail disappears in bubbling salt water, > fizzling upon the sand . > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > copywright@12-25-00 > ivan suzman