by the Sea

Sampler Salon

Musings of the flock

Short Stories, Poems Are Welcome
"Unity of Bandon" Member Only

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THE FIRST THING YOU LEARN
by Weld Champneys

The first thing you learn: you are alone
searching every tree
every single stone

somewhen you think or dream or see
beyond the beside
of what defines you and what defines we

as the beach learns the tide
and calls it its own
you learn – you learn and abide

the first thing you learn: you are alone
somewhen you think or dream or see
as the beach learns the tide
learns the moon learns the sun
the last thing you learn: we are one
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Mt. Koya-Japan (Koya-san)

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Bandon Beach-Oregon

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THE ROLL OF WAVES
by Mary Ellen Simpson

Every,
Little waves,
Ebbing,
Big ones,
Crashing,
Into rocks,
Splash!
The roll of waves

Look there!
A surfer,
Surfing,
Atop the wave,
As it rolling,
Toward shore,
Swish!
The roll of waves

Strong wind,
Blows,
Waves rolls,
Wildly,
The stronger,
Wind blows,
The wilder,
Waves rolls,
The roll of waves.
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About Sampler Salon

This Salon is for
"Unity of Bandon" Members Only

Short Stories, Poems Are Welcome

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Please Note:
(The ideas & viewpoints expressed on this page are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those of Unity or Unity of Bandon)

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