Footprints, Footprints in the Sand
Casino structures north in the distance,
I can tell you have been here for instance.
Like a detective I notice your five shoe size,
Also that your stride is so alive!
Imagining you wear a black two-piece,
Ahh, and you’re looking real sweet!
The sands say you also wear Addidas;
Beach walkin’ yet you yearn to be needed.
As I lay here on my towel just chillin’,
I saw your footprint;
It was so thrilling.
Suddenly I felt I knew all about you.
Footprints, footprints in the sands;
Among the many,
Yours stand out so grand.
Footprints, footprints in the sand,
Please stride back this way;
Then I can have the chance to be your man.
Birds echo one another,
The sandy sea breeze;
Suddenly too much for me.
Life in the tides,
Knowing reminders of your visit.
Foamy white caps flowing in,
As together we would splash;
And out again, Uhh!
Footprints, bare footprints in the sand,
We stroll the shore hand-in-hand.
Yes I love!
Having not kicked-up sand in a while,
Footprints tell me I’m going to be your man;
I think to follow them dog hound style.
With the tide of ebb,
Water warm and easily carries me flowing;
Then in rhythm it is gone,
Erasing your traces without knowing.
I had left those cute footprints in the sand,
I had seen you walk by,
As usual I was too shy to say “hi”.
Now upon the boardwalk it is cooler,
Much lonelier as well.
As I see your name again,
Glancing down now from whence we came.
Some of your footprints even the tide cannot wash away,
I know they are the same ones,
Even though now it is hours later in the day.
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Ephemeral footprints on the sand today remind us of the eternal 200 000-year-old fossilized footprints discovered at Bats Cave in 1964. The Nahoon River flows into the sea here creating an estuary which is a favorite among local fishermen and offers safe bathing for people who dont want to brave the surf…Trace fossil footprints of a young child were discovered in 1964 in an eroded overhang of dune-rock called Bats Cave at Nahoon. Light rain had created conditions that were just right for a human track-way of footprints to be left in the damp sand which over time fossilized only to be revealed thousands of years later after wave and wind erosion exposed the ancient dune surface.
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Hemp! That is deep and useful info. Thank you for taking the time to comment on my poetry! Where is the Nahoon River?
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