BEING ALIVE

Beach Access, Kiawah, SC

“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances with our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.”

—Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth

Walking the beach at sunrise does it for me!

BEACH MEMORIAL

Emptiness, Wrightsville Beach, NC

Phantom faces in the sea mist,

Phantom shadows on the sand,

Empty chairs at empty tables,

Where my friends no longer stand.

There’s a grief that can’t be spoken,

There’s a pain goes on and on,

Empty chairs at empty tables,

Their songs and laughter are now gone.

O my friends, my friends I thank you,

For the good times we shared together,

Empty chairs at empty tables,

We'll meet again in a beautiful forever.

ISLAND DELIGHTS HAIKU

Chasing the Sun, Wrightsville Beach, NC
Ocean Breezes, Wrightsville Beach, NC

The island delights,
to feel your bare feet on sand,
as you walk the beach.

The island delights,
to feel your legs in cool tides,
as you walk the beach.

The island delights,
when the sun darkens your skin,
as you walk the beach.

The island delights,
when the breeze tosses your hair,
as you walk the beach.

The island delights,
to join its spirit with yours,
as you walk the beach.

BEACH HAIKU

Beach Escape, Wrightsville Beach, NC

A fusion of sand,

sky, spirit, magical light,

and relentless waves,

combine to create a beach.

Sand between your toes,

summer breezes through your hair,

cooling salt water,

and sunbeams warming your skin.

Escape to the beach,

listen to a reggae beat,

the sounds in the womb,

the heartbeat of breaking waves.

Island timekeeping,

is measured by watching tides,

as they come and go,

another simple pleasure.