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.
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
Colorfull seaweed!
ReplyDeleteSantiago:
ReplyDeleteI was thrilled to be at Pacific Grove with my camera.
These photos turned out nicely; with help from the KELP.
Gratefully,
Richard
A beautiful eulogy for "bulbous brown," matched only by your beautiful photography (per usual).
ReplyDeleteYes 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.
Tom:
ReplyDeleteYour 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