It Was On The Beach At Midnight
It Was On The Beach At MidnightAh I bet you thought this was going to be a naughty little rhyme about midnight on the beach, and while I thought about that, but in the end I decided to write a romantic poem instead. I hope you like it.
This was written for GBE2 (Great Blogging Experience 2), the theme for the week being “Midnight”.
This poem was inspired by one Christmas Eve at Deerfield Beach in Florida, where we walked along the beach after the sun had set, and waited for the full moon to rise over the ocean. It was a truly romantic moment, and I highly recommend watching the sun/moon rise/set over the ocean. It’s also amazing just sitting on the beach in the middle of the night, listening to the waves breaking on the shore, or on a clear still night when the sea is like a mirror and the sky is clear, just watching the stars and their reflection in the ocean.
We were alone at midnight on the beach
The stars seemed almost in our reach
All was quiet except the sound
Of gentle waves washing up on the sand
The moon it was so bright and round
And lit both ocean and the ground
No man in the moon that night for me
But massive craters, so clear to see
It was truly romantic sitting on that beach
Holding hands, both quiet, no need for speech
Just enjoying the beauty of nature so grand
Soaking up love’s emotions right there on the sand
12 thoughts on “It Was On The Beach At Midnight”
This was pure and sweet, Tony! There is something so special about the connection of the sun, moon and ocean. I especially love the way the sun glistens on the ocean waters in the late afternoon.
precious gentle waves <3 🙂
Okay, I get it now, kinda. It says 4* (box)=thirty two. Where I learned math * has no meaning…so I am gonna assume (& u know what that means!) it’s a x?
Really liked this, btw…as I said Tony has romance in his heart! Really nice.
Wet blanket Miller must object: First of all, let me guess; was this in 2007? The scientist in me insisted on a little research, and the only full moon to rise over Deerfield Beach in the last 10 years on Christmas Eve was in 2007. Sunset was at 5:34 and moonrise at 6:21. You were on that beach “holding hands” a long time if you were still there at midnight! http://www.sunrisesunset.com/calendar.asp
Well I did say the poem was inspired by this, not that it was all factual.
You are indeed right, the moon rose about 6:30pm, and also low cloud on the horizon prevented us from seeing the moon actually rise, it peeked out about 15 minutes later.
Thanks for the research though, looks like an interesting site.
Now I get it. Captcha math!
This is a wonderful poem. Great writing. Simply beautiful.
Very nice, Tony.
wow Tony, I didn’t know you were a poet. Nicely done. And, I love the photo.
That was exactly as it should be, Tony. Short, romantic and perfect *smile*
Very romantic….I can’t remember ever watching moonrise over the sea with a b.f., but I expect I did!
Nice photo too.
Ah! Speechless perfection!