Ocean Point: A Poem for Summer's End

 

This poem describes how I feel as summer wanes and August comes to a close.

I don't want it to end.

The place is Ocean Point in East Boothbay, Maine, another place in New England that I dearly love.

The poem first appeared in the online literary journal, The Traveling Bohemian, and is included in my poetry collection, The Brook in the Woods Behind Our Old House.

Ocean Point

These rocks in the late-day sun,

mica-marbled, ancient, and smooth

That rich seaweed smell after

yesterday's storm

Those children poking

at treasures in the tide pool

That lone sailboat

heading home

This moment,

when the tide turns

and the wind grows chill

I should be on my way

but still

I stay.

Return to Canterbury

Summer is the time for reading fun, and with July 4th approaching, now is a great time to read Return to Canterbury, the sequel to The Christmas Village. If you've read my books, then you know they aren't just for kids; they're for all ages (SHHHHH.....they're secretly for US!!) The books are available in paperback and e-book - perfect for beach reading, Click HERE to go to the book page on Amazon. 

And if you haven't read The Christmas Village yet, well, summer is a great time to read stories that take place at Christmas, so read that first!

Here's the storyline for Return to Canterbury:

Things have settled down for thirteen-year-old Jamie Reynolds since last Christmas. That’s when he time-traveled to 1932 and wound up in the town of Canterbury, Vermont, where he met Kelly and Christopher Pennysworth, who quickly became his best friends. Back in his own time again, he misses them every day. But as the July 4th holiday approaches, the mystery of what happened to his dad, who has been missing for almost a year, hovers like a black cloud over Jamie's life. Little does Jamie know that he will soon reunite with Kelly and Christopher for an adventure even bigger than their last. Together they’ll uncover a secret plot that threatens to destroy Canterbury. But will they be able to stop it before it’s too late? And will Jamie finally solve the mystery of his father’s disappearance? Return to Canterbury and find out!

May: Playing with Haiku

 

Memory lives on

after our loved ones are gone

always in our hearts