Before this
brick, concrete, two hospitals,
Old West’s church steeple.
My Boston’s high-rise views.
Before this
seventh floor balcony,
city walks.
My outside.
Here, the ocean lives outside my door.
Sun rises in pastel silence.
Serenity lingers on the breeze.
I can just be.
Written for Quadrille Monday at dVerse, the virtual pub for global poets. Today the word to use in our poem of exactly 44 words, sans title, is linger. Photos taken from our deck this morning in Provincetown, at the very tip of Cape Cod.
lillian the home poet 
A beautiful and calm scene with:
Dawn blushes in pastel silence.
Serenity lingers on the breeze.
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It is truly wondrous here. My pen just glides across the page each morning in my journal…and the colors and scenery always changing even though I remain in the same place, observing from the same vantage point. Five more glorious days….even stormy, rainy days are beautiful here.
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How gorgeous Lillian!
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It truly is!
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There is something about being away from concrete that sets one free. Such lovely photos of your place by the sea.
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Our 23rd year of renting this same unit on the very tip of Cape Cod. It never disappoints.
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Luv all the colour and becoming.
Have a good week
Much💖love
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Five days left of our annual two weeks here. Same rental on the ocean for the past 23 years and yet the scene, the colors, the ocean and sky are always changing….even when seen from the same vantage point.
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Envious of and happy for you, Lil. You have written about your Cape Cod rental many times, and the results are always wonderful; love the photos.
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Sp wpmderfi; tp jave to,e tp kist be om sicj a serene spot. Beautiful.
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There is something about water that makes me want to linger in its calm.
Your ending spoke to me,
“Dawn blushes in pastel silence.
Serenity lingers on the breeze.
I can just be.”
Lovely photos too.
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Sigh. Looking at the ocean or being at the beach is definitely an invitation to linger! Beautiful!
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How lovely to have a place where you can just “be”. Isn’t that everyone’s dream?
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That last stanza is just perfect. Draws you in to linger by the sea and just be. Lovely!
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Beautiful Lillian, sounds like a perfect place to linger awhile longer.
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sounds and looks truly serene, ideal location to sit and linger!
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I must linger on this poem and your amazing photos, Lillian! Serenity calls…
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Beautiful poem and pictures. Wishing I was there.
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What a view! I enjoyed lingering here with you for a bit! Enjoy your time away! 😍
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Reading your poem was a mini meditation. Lovely, both poem and pictures!
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How absolutely beautiful, Lillian, both images and words. A place I would be glad to linger!
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so peaceful and beautiful.
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A lovely place to linger! (Although I contend that any view is one worth lingering over)
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wow
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I love the contrasts between your city and your special place by the sea.
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Such a happy place!
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How incredibly lovely. Enjoy!
🥰
David
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