I remember her walking
leaving espadrille
footprints on the
sandy shore
cosmic dust in the
evening sky a
star dust stream
settling amidst
diamond particles
in the sand
each step taken by
tide’s wavy hands
greedy seaweed
grasping broken
shells
she stares upon the
open sea
gazing hungrily
needing moon beams
to become a
path
taking her away
as dreamers
often do to
another land
a distant
horizon
when I next look
her footsteps
remain to
be swept away
in the foamy
tide as only the
espadrilles
remain
© February 2012 Renee Espriu
reneejustturtleflight.com 
That’s beautiful and the picture real sets the scene.
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Thank you and for visiting. I so love your site and believe it or not I have a good sense of humor. Sometimes you wouldn’t know it for my writing but I do. 😉
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I definitely think you have a great sense of humour – from your comments!!
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each step taken by
tide’s wavy hands
greedy seaweed
grasping broken
shells
she stares upon the
open sea
gazing hungrily
needing moon beams
to become a
path
I can see, feel, taste and emotional relate to this. Beautiful, Renee!!!
Many blessings for this Thursday!! 😀
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Thank you Becca! I love the ocean and so do write of it throughout my site. One of the things I miss most about CA…that and the sun. Blessings to you as well.
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Renee, this was a heartbreaker, the espadrilles left behind as the only evidence… the moon’s path on the evening tide. Lovely and sad. Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/the-ward-and-me-sunday-whirl/
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Thanks Amy! My writing takes me to another place and I feel happy that I can share it will you and all who visit here.
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Beautiful Renee, you captured it all and the picture added life.. I could see those foot prints being washed away.. xx
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Thank you Sue! I love to weave ‘what ifs’ when I write.
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The lone espadrilles really make you wonder…a beautiful and touching write, Renee.
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Thank so much Gayle!
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And in time, even footprints in the sand are washed away.
Exquisite writing, lovely imagery.
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Thanks Bren! I really don’t feel I come even close to some of your beautiful posts so filled with passion and love that come from your heart. I want to write freely and sometimes it feels like that and sometimes not. I appreciate your comments. Gives me heart to keep trying.
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what a poem renee! what an amazing poem. the picture it created in mind is magical.
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Thanks Trisha! Sometimes finding the right image is the hardest part but was glad to come across this one.
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Learned a new word today and love to dream at the beach.
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Very lovely write…it reminds me that life is fleeting and everyone is on a journey ~
http://a-sweetlust.blogspot.com/2012/03/numbed.html
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Really beautiful Renee. I fully concur with Heaven’s comments….I felt as if I was being taken on a journey. ps. I have to confess I did google espadrille. Please don’t label me a neanderthal – uneducated/unsophisticated perhaps. Best wishes.
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I am orignally from Calif and so such words are more commonplace there. No worries. I’ve learned so many new words since I began my site. Thank you!
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Oh so lovely, footsteps along the ocean. Very beautiful images…….just lovely.
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Thank you Sherry!
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Espadrille footprints… love it! really beautiful piece
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