A view of the oceanreminds me of relationshipsI watch the rocks eitherbeing kissed by the watersever so gentlyagain and againOr the rocks being poundedinto a form of submissionby an insistent oceanever so violentlyagain and againThe rocks never moveThe ocean never gives upAnd yet…the rocks erode …over timeThere’s a lesson in there somewhereI’ll ponder it later…maybe in a poemI carry on with my walk underthe hot summer sunleaving rock and oceanrelationships behind me.
©Vivian Zems
Poets United- Midweek Motif- Summer
Day 25
Smell The Coffee 
April 25, 2018 at 10:31 am
There is definitely a lesson there. I’ll ponder too. Thank you for the inspiration.😘
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April 25, 2018 at 1:36 pm
Thank you 🙂 and my pleasure!
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April 25, 2018 at 4:35 pm
Wow! A wise choice to let that instant recognition drift away in passing. We know this in our bones, being the earth and rocks the ocean of relationship acts on. I love this poem.
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April 25, 2018 at 6:26 pm
Thank you!😊
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April 25, 2018 at 5:09 pm
Oh yes, there is a lesson in there somewhere. I enjoyed where this poem took your thoughts.
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April 25, 2018 at 6:26 pm
Thanks Sherry!
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April 25, 2018 at 7:19 pm
The rocks seem to take it, without a word. Loved your poem.
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April 25, 2018 at 7:57 pm
There’s a lesson in there, somewhere . Thank you😊
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April 25, 2018 at 8:40 pm
I guess most loves involve kisses and blows (of one form or other). I like this poem so much for its pensive observation. The ending is superb.
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April 25, 2018 at 10:43 pm
Nature is a great source of inspiration for poetry, isn’t it? I love what you’ve done with the kisses and crashes in this poem.
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April 26, 2018 at 12:08 am
Never give up; It is strange isn’t it that inanimate things like the sea and rocks can teach us a lesson…many lessons in fact. In turn we should do the same and be great examples to others particularly our own children. What a great poem this is Vivian.
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April 26, 2018 at 12:35 am
The ending of this poem is excellent. The ocean and the rocks…wow.
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April 26, 2018 at 2:35 am
I like that it seems like a diary entry in some ways. Which brings it back to being a good poem.
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April 26, 2018 at 2:28 pm
Thank you! 🙂
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April 26, 2018 at 12:57 pm
There’s a lesson in there somewhere
I’ll ponder it later,,, love that!
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April 26, 2018 at 2:21 pm
Thanks Rajani!
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April 26, 2018 at 6:39 pm
It’s wonderful where our mind wanders when we set it free to consider the world about us … like ocean and rocks! I enjoyed the read.
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April 26, 2018 at 10:08 pm
Thanks, Beverly 🙂
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