Thursday, September 26, 2013

Stranded



 
Curled into coils upon coarse sand
flexible tubes tubing
bulging bladders ballooning
swirling into a mosaic
in the family of browns.




Yanked from the sea floor
by waves of turbulence
saltwater detritus
cast off by the Pacific Ocean
washed up during high tide.

 
Leaves flat, flared and rubbery.
The longer I study it,
the more I discover it
is so much more than
what a Midwesterner
would call seaweed.


          Stranded
          on the sand.
                                          Noticed 
                                          by no one.
                                                                      Noticed
                                                                      by one.







Photo Location:

Pacific Grove,  (Pacific Grove)  California





4 comments:

  1. Santiago:

    I was thrilled to be at Pacific Grove with my camera.
    These photos turned out nicely; with help from the KELP.

    Gratefully,

    Richard

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  2. A beautiful eulogy for "bulbous brown," matched only by your beautiful photography (per usual).
    Yes it seems sad there on the sand, alone, stranded -- wrenched loose from safe moorings out there in the sea.
    I've been confronted with such before, handled its rubbery texture, popping these natural beads.
    Your studying broke through to discovery; thanks for inviting me to look also.
    This Mid Westerner thanks you for being a Seer, a "payer of attention" with a knack for transforming stuff (kelp) into beauty.
    For capturing nature

    Thanks again! Tom W.

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  3. Tom:

    Your prose sounds like poetry. It must be obvious to WWFN readers that you are an extraordinary writer.
    Thank you for your succinct, detailed, and ultimately responsive comments.

    Gratefully,

    Rich

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