Free Verse
Footprints
Frothy waves
stretch to kiss toes
Hikers plodding sandy coasts
Leaving imprints on the shore
Who journeyed here, perhaps this morn
As the orange orb created dawn
Summoning sun worshipers
Footprints far too large to fill
Descended down the shell-strewn hill
Then hugged the waves’ low tide
The retirement community
Sends scouts here daily just to see
If the sands of time still wait
Alas, they do, imprints remain
Sacrificed to sea again
When evening tides consume soft tracks
Their legacies erased each day
Another scout, another age
Will surely cast its prints anew
About
Carolyn Devonshire, US
Carolyn Devonshire:
Born in New Jersey, Carolyn is a
graduate of Monmouth University. A former teacher, Carolyn was a
journalist for many years and worked in media relations for two
Florida Cabinet officers. Carolyn’s writings reflect her deep
concern for America ’s future and the Earth’s environment. She
has had two books published: Visions of Devonshire,
a collection of poetry, and Colonizing Atlantis, the New
Earth, a science-fiction novel.
This is Carolyn Devonshire's
first appearance in Sketchbook.
