Sun Kissed Days

Sun Kissed Days

Friday, August 12, 2011

Trial And Error In August


We are cradled by gentle waves,
writing our names in aquamarine water.
Low tide, high tide, slack tide,
the chum rings the dinner bell,
rods standing, waiting for the challenge.
Are we using the right bait?
Are we at the right place?
We sing songs we have forgotten,
there's a flow, there's a dance,
we cast, and then we wait,
we learn from trial and error.

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60 comments:

  1. AdrienneAugust 12, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Such a peaceful feel ~ cradled by your words.

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  2. Brian MillerAugust 12, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    i think we will always also those questions...very introspective...the chum gives it a harder edge...among the peace of the moment...

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  3. SaraAugust 12, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    I especially love this line 'writing our names in aquamarine water'
    Like most things we try to leave a mark in ever-changing surroundings

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  4. ScarletAugust 12, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    so true...we do learn indeed from our mistakes...

    happy day ~

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  5. TALONAugust 12, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    This had a lovely flow, ayala. Yes, life is a lot like fishing and making adjustments as we figure out what works and what doesn't.

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  6. Maude LynnAugust 12, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    You can learn a lot of what is worth knowing from fishing!

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  7. Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being RudriAugust 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    "Are we at the right place?" Important question to always keep in mind.

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  8. Kelly MillerAugust 12, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    "We sing songs we have forgotten"

    Love this line and the images it conjures up for me, personally, of fishing with my papa as a child. What I learned about patience and perseverance then continue to serve me well now.

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  9. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    Adrienne, how sweet of you to say.

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  10. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Brian...yes..we always ask those questions....just like in life it takes some figuring out.

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  11. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Thank you, Sara. :)

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  12. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Happy day, Heaven.

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  13. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Thank you, Talon. I agree :)

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  14. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    True, Mama Zen.

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  15. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Rudri, it is important in fishing as it is in life.

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  16. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    Kelly, fishing does that....I love it !

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  17. AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Interesting comparison.

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  18. Luke PraterAugust 12, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    lovely piece, Ayala

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  19. ClaudiaAugust 12, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    so very beautiful to sing these forgotten songs again...

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  20. Pat HattAugust 12, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    True hindsight is 20/20 and all we can do is learn.

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  21. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    Thank you, Wolfsrosebud. :)

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  22. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    Thank you, Luke. :)

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  23. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Claudia, it's amazing how I used to know them by heart and now I find myself forgetting the words....

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  24. ayalaAugust 12, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Pat, life is learning until we die.

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  25. UnknownAugust 12, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    Those beginning two lines were so perfect. They really pulled me in. And, I'm thankful for being able to learn from trial and error :)

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  26. kateAugust 12, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    ayala, i have missed your posts. it is my fault, not yours. such sweet words and gentle feelings.

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  27. Melissa Camara WilkinsAugust 13, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    August was made for taking up challenges, especially ones where the errors are likely to be as much fun as the trials.

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  28. LeslieAugust 13, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    i think you've really captured a tidal rhythm in this piece. really like the lines:

    "We sing songs we have forgotten,
    there's a flow, there's a dance,"

    i'm off to float in some gentle waves, myself :)

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  29. ayalaAugust 13, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Thank you, Lori. :)

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  30. ayalaAugust 13, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Thank you, Kate. :)

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  31. ayalaAugust 13, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    I agree, Melissa. :)

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  32. ayalaAugust 13, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Thank you, Leslie. Enjoy the waves.... :)

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  33. KeiaAugust 13, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    What a great take on trial and error. What's actually fascinating about this is it mimics life.

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  34. ayalaAugust 14, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Thank you, Keia. It does :)

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  35. LisaAugust 14, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    we are cradled in gentle wave, writing our names in aquamarine water, so true, so beautiful.

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  36. ayalaAugust 14, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Thank you, Oceangirl.

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  37. AnonymousAugust 14, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    Never been fishing myself...but I can certainly appreciate the language here, and the piece is certainly applicable to life at large. Good bit of introspection. "Cradled in gentle wave" - marvelous.

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  38. cj SchlottmanAugust 14, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    This poem is very visual and has a cadence that makes it read smoothly. Great Centus!

    Namaste..........cj

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  39. AnonymousAugust 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    I'm with Mama Zen - you do learn a lot from fishing! :)

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  40. ayalaAugust 14, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Thank you, Chris. I hope you get to fish one day, it's really awesome.

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  41. ayalaAugust 14, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Thank you, cj.

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  42. ayalaAugust 14, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Mel, I am with both of you :)

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  43. kaykualaAugust 14, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Trial and error often times give results. As long as no material mistakes occur it is ok. Beautiful poem!

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  44. Jannie FunsterAugust 14, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    I love the line about singing songs we have forgotten. I've done that quite a lot lately. Lyrics I forgot, come back! Buried deep within forever.

    Your poetry and blog continues to make me smile with my heart, Ayala. I hope we will always be blogging buddies!!

    xoxo

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  45. LaurenAugust 15, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    My children have discovered fishing this summer, so I'm totally with you with the metaphor. No idea if I'm using the right bait, sometimes I don't catch a thing.

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  46. HopeAugust 15, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    'we cast and wait we learn from trial and error' beautiful piece!

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  47. BaishaliAugust 15, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    thought provoking serene and beautiful :)

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  48. Luke PraterAugust 15, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    we can, we can. But do we? Nice write, Ayala. I want gentle waves...

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  49. ayalaAugust 15, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Thank you, Jannie. This is a sweet comment and we will. xoxo.

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  50. ayalaAugust 15, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    Lauren, I hope you enjoy it :) it's an art that takes time :)

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  51. ayalaAugust 15, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    Thank you, Hope. :)

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  52. ayalaAugust 15, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Thank you, Baishali :)

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  53. ayalaAugust 15, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Luke, gentle ways are therapy :)

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  54. ayalaAugust 15, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Thank you, Hank . :)

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  55. BelimdaAugust 16, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    I missed this prompt but i like what you did with it, ayala. I want obe cradled by gentle waves.

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  56. AnonymousAugust 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    Nice flow... and interesting topic.

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  57. ayalaAugust 16, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Thank you, Belinda. :) I love the ocean, it's my therapy.

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  58. ayalaAugust 16, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Thank you, Wolfsrosebud. :)

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  59. Jannie FunsterAugust 16, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Well, I just had to come back and check, of course.

    :)

    Glad to hear!!!

    xoxo

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  60. ayalaSeptember 3, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    :) Jannie.

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