Of Stardust Made

by andrew149Southbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Aug 2010 800 Views 22 comments

Of Stardust Made

The pounding of the waves are in my heart,
The very sea itself is the lifeblood of my veins,
My body is of the sand on the shore,
The sun and moon are in my mind,
Stars sparkle as my eyes,
I am a child of the universe,
Of this earth and stardust made.

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Posted: Aug 2010

About this poem:

just went for a walk on the beach tonight, it was all quiet, no tourists for a change, I had the place to myself......lovely and peaceful........Andrew......xxx

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Comments (22)

freeatlast64847Lanagan, Missouri USAAug 2, 2010

Good one andrew! Great symbolic imagery!

amahlalaAberdeen, South Dakota USAAug 2, 2010

Again..the sea, the sand and the pull of the moon and sun...ah! One of your best (in my sea-souled opinion!)

gnj4uBoston, Massachusetts USAAug 2, 2010

Hi, andrew149,
Ah, how marvelous to feel Of this earth and stardust made. Bliss.

agoodguy2havesuffolk, Virginia USAAug 3, 2010

andrew: sounds like words from Carl Sagan...we're all...star stuff!

RedexNorthumberland, England UKAug 3, 2010

Wonderful beach walk, captured you both lovely

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 3, 2010

Thankyou Free, pleased that you liked it.....Andrew.

Ladybee42East Liverpool, Ohio USAAug 3, 2010

someone asked me recently - what would the most romantic date be? and yes it was on a beach.

Ladyjjeast, Norfolk, England UKAug 3, 2010

A fab poem Andrew..
What better place to be at one with nature..than on the beach.
You captured the feeling/scene so well

Ljj..

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 3, 2010

Thankyou Ama......You are very kind.......Andrew......xxx

EarlgreyteaLimassol, CyprusAug 3, 2010

Beautiful, Andrew, just beautiful...

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 3, 2010

Thank you gnj4u, yes it is good to feel at one with surroundings.....Andrew.....xxx

paloma66Manukau, Auckland New ZealandAug 3, 2010

Nice write so good to feel one with the universe,I love walking on the beach especially when its not crowded,you have your own quiet stretch of it.You made us feel the sea too.I long to go back,I miss it.

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 4, 2010

Thankyou GG....No!...Original I'm afraid, never read him, and was in Germany when he was on telly over here. Might have a look though .......

Andrew.

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 4, 2010

Thankyou Redex.........

Andrew......xxx

jazzy75Houston, Texas USAAug 4, 2010

Andrew - I think Hawking would agree! Wonderful poem to capture the perfection and connection

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 4, 2010

Thankyou Ladybee, I agree, a wonderful place to be, especially on a warm still night......Andrew......xxx

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 5, 2010

Thankyou Ladyjj, yes it is wonderful to just nip down the beach which luckily for me is only about 100 yards away, I really am spoilt......Andrew.....xxx

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 5, 2010

Thankyou Earl Grey, you are very kind.......Andrew.

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 6, 2010

Thankyou Paloma, pleased that you liked this one.......Andrew....xxx

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKAug 7, 2010

Dear Jaz, a wonderful compliment, thankyou......Andrew....xxx

andrew149OPSouthbourne, nr.Bournemouth, Dorset, England UKOct 24, 2010

Yep at one with it all, Ama....Pleased you liked it...Andrew...xxx