Sun Kissed Days

Sun Kissed Days

Sunday, May 15, 2011

One Day

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One day we'll be gray,
living on an island.
Our children,
our grandchildren will come,
and share our love for the ocean.
A love for all the peace it offers.
You will tell them about the acrobatics of the Tarpon,
how he got away from me one summer day,
in the Florida keys.
When the water was crystal blue,
when I was young.
You will tell them
how I didn't rest,
until I caught another.
How my spirits soared,
my hands trembled,
as I kissed him goodbye.
There will be laughter,
good food and wine.
One day we will
be gray,
you and I.
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50 comments:

  1. Brian MillerMay 15, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    smiles. what a tender verse...one day we will be gray...and i hope it is just as you describe...

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  2. Maude LynnMay 15, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    This is really lovely.

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  3. dustusMay 15, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Ah, beautiful description of enjoyable "golden years." Your lines also have a winsome tone, which fits the ocean setting very well.

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  4. ClaudiaMay 15, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    yes - one day we will be grey and look back on life and the open sea ahead of us...tender and beautiful ayala

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  5. FireblossomMay 15, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    *sigh*

    I agree with Mama Zen, this is really lovely indeed.

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  6. IsabelMay 15, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    great poem. soo sweet. yes, one day we all will be grey.

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  7. UnknownMay 15, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    I love the dream of growing old together. Excellent! :D

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  8. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    A story of time, love, and tender humanity...showing that sweetness does not falter with age, nor should we let the joy of living. The gray comes - but so do many other joys, as others have gone before... A lovely tale, at all that.

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  9. Helena WhiteMay 15, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    We will all be there one day...I hope to accept this stage of life with dignity and grace as your couple...

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  10. ayalaMay 15, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Brian... Smiles ... Thank you. I hope it's like that for all of us.

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  11. ayalaMay 15, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    Thank you, Mama Zen.

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  12. ayalaMay 15, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Thank you, Adam. One day... I am not rushing it :)

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  13. ayalaMay 15, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Thank you, Claudia. The greatest gift is to get old with grace and dignity.

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  14. ayalaMay 15, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Thank you, Shay :)

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  15. ayalaMay 15, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Thank you, Isabel .

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  16. ayalaMay 15, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Thank you, Matt. I love that dream too :)

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  17. ayalaMay 15, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Thank you, Chris. Life is a wonderful journey when you grow old together and with dignity - I wish that for all of us !

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  18. ayalaMay 15, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Helena, I hope you do!

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  19. CloudiaMay 15, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Amen :)


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  20. UnknownMay 15, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Wonderfully sweet emotion in this piece. ~ Rose

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  21. ReflectionsMay 15, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    Love the emotional pull, the tendered thoughts... reaching for that special moment together... the future.

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  22. Ann GrenierMay 15, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    Memories become more real as the years pass; a peaceful island is a lovely image.

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  23. PatriciaMay 15, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    And even when the gray comes, those memories can preserve in us such a youthful, energetic perspective that keeps us from seeing ourselves as old. A wonderful poem.

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  24. LolamouseMay 15, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    I hope my life will be like that when I am gray(er)!

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  25. AnnaMay 15, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    The stories that will be told as one grays are a delight; a beautiful poem of hope for the future.

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  26. GlynnMay 15, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    As someone with some of that graying hair - and getting close in age to that couple in the photo -- I identify with this poem. Nice one.

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  27. TALONMay 16, 2011 at 2:16 AM

    So beautiful, ayala. To share the stories of life within the circles of life is something to treasure.

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  28. NiloferMay 16, 2011 at 7:30 AM

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  29. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Thanks, Cloudia, it is great to be back :)

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  30. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Thank you, Rose :)

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  31. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Thank you, Petrina :)

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  32. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Ann, it is a nice dream.....

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  33. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    Thank you, Patricia. We are as old as we feel :)

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  34. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Lolamouse, I hope it is :)

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  35. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Thank you, Anna :)

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  36. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Thank you, Glynn. I am sure you are only as old as you feel :)

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  37. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Thank you, Talon :)

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  38. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Thank you, Jill. I will come by and visit :)

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  39. LeslieMay 16, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    this is just gorgeous, ayala. and i feel the same way about the ocean...

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  40. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Thank you, Leslie. :)

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  41. hedgewitchMay 16, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    You've captured the feeling behind the image here, or perhaps given it your own. Simple, clear and full of peace.

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  42. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    Thank you, Hedge :)

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  43. AdrienneMay 16, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Oh, sigh, I love this....makes me want to hold on to that thought, "grow old along with me, the best is yet to be."

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  44. ChrisMay 16, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Love this, and wish that old age would treat everyone this way.It reminds me, too, of the words Adrienne mentions above.

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  45. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Adrienne, sigh yes ... I hope we all have it!

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  46. ayalaMay 16, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Thank you, Chris and yes , wish old age could be such a gift !

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  47. AlitaMay 16, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Aging has it's benefits. I want to travel all of Italy with Nick when we're old(er)... that is why we had kids so young. ;)

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  48. Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being RudriMay 17, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Lovely Ayala. I like the sentiment in the words you used. I sensed a wave of peace in this post.

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  49. ayalaMay 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Alita, I wish that you do that with Nick...sounds wonderful!

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  50. ayalaMay 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    Thank you, Rudri. It's a wish....I wish that we get that moment with our loved ones :) I wish that you get yours too. xo

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