The prompt this week is a photo challenge see above truck on beach from Terri at: https://secondwindleisure.com/about-me/
To concentrate on visual imagery and use the words, sun, sand and sea…
Rocks With Faces
Sun sand and sea rocks!
Creates faces to enjoy!
Close up they transform
Think its eerie that they do?
Let me share them all with you!
Rocks With Faces And Meet The Eerie Man!
(Freeform Poem.)
A playful rock whale surfaces,
Begging me, begging me,
Grab my make believe barnacles!
Salty tears fill a dinasaur’s eye,
Chiselled by years of unrelenting tide, Turbulent tears for all eternity.
OR SHARPED NOSED MAN (LOOKING LEFT)
Faraway a sailing boat glides along,
Unaware of the sharp nosed man,
His watery beard, lips lapping salt.
SAILING BOAT
On the shore, a rugged cat grimaces,
His itch begs a scratch, But his stone face has no purr.
Close up the cat transforms,
Becoming a lonesome bunny,
Lost without his magician.
In front, a pyramid points to the heavens,
Upon it a sunbathing iquana stretches,
Its long tail delivering a zigzag crack.
I glance up,
an eerie mouth gapes,
its ragged jaw yelling danger.
My husband wades back.
He jumps in making waves,
And the water rushes in.
The tide creeps closer,
Pummelling the rock again,
Creating new faces.
***
A Crocodile At The Beach
Who is this fellow?
Stay back! Don’t dare come closer!
Phew, he isn’t real!
***
The above crocodile was an artistic piece of work. Looked very realistic!
To enter Colleen’s challenge:
#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 328, 7/11/23
Some photos of the beach and me! Yes I do love the beach!
All photos and poetry copyright ©️ M J Mallon, except for Terri’s image of truck on beach.
Hi, Marje! It looks like wonderful holidays. Thanks for sharing these wonderful photographs, and enjoy a beautiful week! The poems are also great and timely. xx Michael
Many thanks Michael. 😊 Particularly enjoy photo prompts.
Wish you having much fun. 🤙
Many thanks. It was lovely. 😀
Great poems and photos Marje 💜💜💜
Thank you so much Willow. 💓
A pleasure 💜
What fun, Marje. (I’m not a beach person, so I enjoyed your pictorial vacation in Portugal). 💚
Oh, glad you enjoyed Colleen. 😉
I did Marje. 💜
Wow, I love all your wonderful photos and the amazing poems.
Thank you so much Brenda. 💓
Wonderful beach shots and poetry, Marjorie 🙂
Thank you Terri. It was fun!
Extraordinary photos and verse, Marje. I could feel the wet breeze… Oh how I miss it! ❤️
Thank you so much Gwen. Back in the UK now missing the sea breezes!
I love your poems and your pictures, Marje! Thanks for sharing them!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Thank you so much Yvette. I appreciate your kind words ❤️
Marje, you let your imagination fly free at the beach. Great photos of majestic rock creatures. That crocodile had me fooled!
Yes, I must say it was 😍 pretty lifelike.
Hi Marji, it looks so lovely there, thank-you for sharing all the amazing photos. I almost feel like I am there. I loved your poems.
Thank you so much Brenda. I’m trying to share my life in my poetry and photos. It’s nice to create a record. 😀
Wonderful photos and words!
I appreciate that so much. Thank you. 😀
Marje, this is such a fun series! Thank you for sharing a bit of your life 🙂
❤
David
Thank you David. I am enjoying writing poems like these. 👍
What a wonderful post all around. And a fanciful way of seeing the rocks!
Thank you Luanne. It seems I see things differently. Lol. 😀
Wonderful poetry throughout, Marje. They’re beautiful complements to your photos. Yes, I’d say you love the beach. 🙂 Enjoy your summer!
Thank you Diana. 😊 and yes I do. Hope all is sunny with you. x
I love how traveling is igniting such a creative spark in you! Wonderful poetry! And the photos are fantastic
Yes it’s true it has! Thank you Christy. 😊
Brilliant, Marje
Many thanks Toni. 😊
Hi Marje, lovely poems that go beautifully with the pictures.
Many thanks Robbie. 😀
Ah, like looking at the clouds, or constellations…
Rock watching – very cool!
Yes it is a fun pastime. 😀
Even on car rides… I like to look at the shape of clouds and moutans and imagine…
So many stories!
Yes me too, Jules. I find train journeys very good for ideas!