Monday Morning Musings:
When I was young I played on the beach with my sister
we built sand castles and moats
and body-surfed the waves
peaches and plums dripped with sticky sweetness under the summer sun
for years, I imagined their taste mixed with bits of sandy grit–
memories held in mind’s drawers, sliding in and out,
tumbling in time
My love and I walk the beach hand and hand
summer-warm skin, golden-toasted
bodies young, futures imagined
(but not)
lazy days and languid nights
hot kisses dancing across flesh
burning, tumbling in time
We walk the beach holding a daughter’s hand,
we walk the beach holding two daughters’ hands,
watch them build sand castles and body surf in the waves
we get hugs and kisses
ice cream melts down faces and onto summer dresses
laughter and tears when storms come
and time tumbles
We walk the boardwalk with grown children
nieces and nephews run ahead and behind
and on top of railings
(Get down from there, Sammy!)
talk of family and this and that
warm summer days
warm memories
ice cream that melts and drips down our fingers
(lick it off)
the sun sets
and the ferris wheel spins,
the moon smiles down on us
I hear the ocean sing
waves tumbling
like time
I hold my love’s hand as we walk across the sand
the tide pulls, ebbs and flows
time tumbles again and again
Yesterday was our 39th anniversary. We went to the beach for a few hours and then out to dinner. A wonderful day!
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
Good morning 🐞
The sands of time…and beautiful ones they were and are. (K)
Thank you, Kerfe.
You guys have too much fun — and why not!
Hahaha, Marian! It’s been a long few weeks with me trying to get this book done.
Congratulations on the anniversary Merril. May there be many more to come….time will tumble.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
Thank you, David. ❤
A lovely reflection. A tribute to a life well lived. Happy Anniversary, Merril.
Thanks so much, Carol!
And so it goes on…… beautifully evocative, Merril
Thank you very much, Derrick.
You’ve given me goose pimples. Congratulations on your anniversary.
What a lovely comment, Sarah. Thank you!
So lovely…that image you return to, of holding hands…the ebb and flow of every relationship…gave me a little happy tear there at the end–
and congratulations!
Awww–how sweet! Thank you, Jennifer!
Happy anniversary you beauties!
What a wonderful wander through the sands of time with this marvelous musing! Monday is always brighter after reading and taking the journey with you! Especially with those smiling faces in the photos! 🍾🍾🎉🎉☀️☀️🤗🤗😘😘
Awwww–thanks so much, Damien! 🙂
Happy anniversary! What a lovely stream of memories based on place.
Thank you, Luanne!
Happy anniversary! Great photos!
Thank you, Charlotte!
A late of interesting reflection here … and on the beach! 🙂 … A toast to your anniversary! https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/on-39/
Thank you, Frank!
And many more.
Thank you! 🙂
Wow! 39 years? Marvelous — congratulations!! Loved the photos; especially you in your chic bathing suit. Holy smokes, your husband is tall! ;D
Thank you, dear Rose! My husband is tall, but I am short. I just looked back at the photo with the falls in the background-I assume we were not standing on level ground. 🙂 That photo was from our honeymoon. The one with the girls and I and my husband is from a few years ago.
That’s right; you’re in two different swimsuits. They’re both darling, but I must say that I really like the vintage green and cream one. You’re adorable — all of you!
Thank you. 🙂
Happy, happy anniversary! Wonderful photos, wonderful poetry/prose. You brought back a lot of memories for me — memories of the Jersey shore when I was a girl, when my own love and I walked the beach, when we took our children there… all very similar to your own memories but, I’m sure, different.
Awww–thanks so much, Robin! Yes, similar, but different. 🙂
Happy Anniversary
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Thank you very much!
Life certainly does have a tide that ebbs and flows. Nice.
Thank you.
One beach, many memories. 🙂
Yes, indeed. 🙂 Thank you for the comment.
I love peaches with grit of sand blown upon sweetness, Merril. What a specific description! xo
I love your happy daughters joining in the joy of lots of memories!
Such lovely pictures you shared, too! 💕 Two of you, traveling the road, sharing and side by side. 🎶
I pictured an hourglass (⏳ turn this one over, since I see another full side to go!) with sands of time tumbling slowly into the future.
“Waste not a grain of sand” also popped into my mind. Happy Anniversary and may you have many, many more, dear friend.
Thank you for your very kind thoughts and words, Robin! I love the hourglass being turned over to begin again. ❤