“Beach Sunset” bone, shell, wood, coral, sponge, beach scrub and acrylic paint, 3.5 x 11 inches, Mixed media assemblage by Judy Dykstra-Brown, March, 2016
Beach Combing
I gave nothing to the sea, so she gave nothing back.
It was as though she looked and thought, “There’s nothing that you lack.”
It’s true that I have all I need of food and friends and fun,
and yet I still lack something that’s waiting to be won.
It isn’t gained by medals, by prizes or by fame,
for it is some other thing, bereft of rank or name.
There is some magic in the world that I go looking for
that has no set place where it lives, no windowpanes or door.
I’ve found it once or twice before, in places far afield
by accident, for if you try to force it, it won’t yield.
It isn’t found at parties, a fiesta nor a fete.
If you go looking for it, the magic will abate.
It’s found in how you do things, in what manner, at what pace.
If you reach too quickly, it will vanish with no trace.
I can’t tell you how to gain it, for I fear that I don’t know.
I just know that when I found it was when I was going slow.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Well, I just LOVE this poem.
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Wonderous….. Poem speaks to my heart.
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Thanks, Carol. Mine, too.
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Judy, how wonderful!!!!! Love, Dave
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I love this poem, Judy, especially that last line. About a year ago, I realized I had to slow down a bit as my health was beginning to pay the toll for all the work I was trying to fit into a week. I worried that we would suffer too much financially, as I am the only earner in our family but the opposite happened and my income increased because I had more time to be creative, instead of chasing my tail. So you can see why I just love that last line. 🙂
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The best reward in writing comes when some says they identify with what you say.
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