between the tides – sea glass
Walking on the beach at low tide creates a two-way competition for the eyes.
First there is the pull of the sea – the vistas of distant shores, islands, boats and buoys to contemplate, and the crash and retreat of the ocean waves…
Second is the compulsion to watch the beach as you walk, searching for shells and patterned rocks…
or the gem of beachcombers, sea glass…
When the tide comes in, we collectors come home from the sea, our pockets full of treasures we have found.
sea glass
~
tide turns
sea withdraws
we walk on the ocean floor
heads down
eyes conditioned to color
of sea glass translucence
of fog softened edges muffled
greens and bottle blues
rare ambers and reds
tide turns
ocean swells
glass and stone together
etched by sea
~
© Jane Tims 2011
nichepoetryandprose 
I have a collection of sea glass, too, scattered here and there in my garden. Nova Scotia’s shoreline looks a lot like New England’s… I love these lines:
“eyes conditioned to color
of sea glass translucence”
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Barbara Rodgers
September 13, 2011 at 9:23 am
Thanks Barbara. Torr Bay is really wonderful, so energetic, it never looks the same when we go there.. the beach has moved, the rocks are more exposed, and so on. Jane
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jane tims
September 13, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Excellent closeups … your photographic lessons have served you well 🙂
Another well written poem … great style…I may just copy it someday 🙂
Great lines of fog softened edges muffled
greens and bottle blues
-Denis
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JD
September 10, 2011 at 7:13 am
Hi. I still have to take a lot of shots to get one in focus! Jane
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jane tims
September 10, 2011 at 7:30 am