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Patterns in the Sand

by Joseph J. Biernacki

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As if on our hands and knees, we search for truth, for love, for hope.  Who guides us and what do the shifting patterns mean?

Dreaming,                      

Hoping                             

And expecting.              

Looking, searching      

And collecting.              

 

Flotsam,                          

Jetsam,                            

From the sea.                

Clam and conch,          

And shell debris.           

 

Breaking waves,            

And shifting shore;       

Tide and storms            

And local lore.               

 

Maps and guides,         

Sun and spray,               

Knee and hand,             

Ocean’s foam…            

And precious patterns in the sand.

 

(June 2018)

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