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.

60 comments:

  1. Such a peaceful feel ~ cradled by your words.

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

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

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

    happy day ~

    ReplyDelete
  5. 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.

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

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

    ReplyDelete
  8. "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.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Adrienne, how sweet of you to say.

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

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

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

    ReplyDelete
  13. Interesting comparison.

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

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

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

    ReplyDelete
  17. Pat, life is learning until we die.

    ReplyDelete
  18. 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 :)

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

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

    ReplyDelete
  21. 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 :)

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

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

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

    ReplyDelete
  25. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

    ReplyDelete
  30. 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

    ReplyDelete
  31. 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.

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

    ReplyDelete
  33. thought provoking serene and beautiful :)

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

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

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

    ReplyDelete
  37. Luke, gentle ways are therapy :)

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

    ReplyDelete
  39. Nice flow... and interesting topic.

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

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

    :)

    Glad to hear!!!

    xoxo

    ReplyDelete