Poetry Friday: A Day at the Beach

Posted on February 18, 2022 by rosecappelli

A friend of mine recently posted this picture of the sunrise taken at her shore house in New Jersey.

Courtesy of Robin Jordan

I love the way she captured the sun’s warm glow. I could almost hear those squawking gulls and crashing waves. It occured to me that it’s sometimes hard to tell a sunrise from a sunset in a picture. I thought a Tricube with its three parts might lend itself to capturing the beginning, middle, and end of a day at the beach. Thanks for the inspiration, Robin!

A Day at the Beach

morning sun
starts the day
streaking sky

seagulls squawk
children play
sand crabs scram

evening sun
ends the day
glowing low

Draft, 2022 Rose Cappelli

Laura has the round up today at Small Reads for Brighter Days along with a peek at her new book, We Belong. Be sure to stop by for some poetry fun.

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18 Responses to Poetry Friday: A Day at the Beach

  1. Bridget Magee's avatar Bridget Magee says:
    February 18, 2022 at 10:57 am

    The sun is truly the ‘star’ of these tricubes, Rose. Well done! 🙂

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  2. janicescully's avatar janicescully says:
    February 18, 2022 at 11:00 am

    I like how each stanza describes each part of the day so simply. Lovely and a good example how the form suits your idea.

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  3. margaretsmn's avatar margaretsmn says:
    February 18, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    Tricube is just right for this nod to the sun. We were just talking about this in my class. In a photo, how do you know?

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  4. jama's avatar jama says:
    February 18, 2022 at 1:56 pm

    Beautiful photo, wonderful tricube!

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  5. lindabaie's avatar lindabaie says:
    February 18, 2022 at 8:01 pm

    You’ve made me so yearn for the beach, Rose. I love your morning, noon, and night connection!

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  6. katswhiskers's avatar katswhiskers says:
    February 19, 2022 at 7:55 am

    Streaking sky and glowing low. How lovely. Thank-you.

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  7. Laura Purdie Salas's avatar Laura Purdie Salas says:
    February 19, 2022 at 8:55 am

    I love how this captures both the quiet, alone beach times AND the fun, crowdy beach times. Lovely!

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  8. cvarsalona's avatar cvarsalona says:
    February 19, 2022 at 9:32 am

    Rose, pairing a poem to the right format is key. Your poem is very descriptive.

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  9. maryleehahn's avatar maryleehahn says:
    February 19, 2022 at 11:36 am

    What Carol V. said! Well done. You took me right to the beach!

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  10. haitiruth's avatar haitiruth says:
    February 19, 2022 at 4:37 pm

    Love! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com

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  11. heidimordhorst's avatar heidimordhorst says:
    February 20, 2022 at 8:39 am

    Tricubes are harder than they seem, Rose, and you have made them look effortless!

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  12. Patricia J. Franz (@patriciajfranz1)'s avatar Patricia J. Franz (@patriciajfranz1) says:
    February 24, 2022 at 12:28 am

    Mmm…”streaking sky” and “glowing low” – beautiful, but spare in a challenging form! Brava!

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