seashell sigh….
Barefoot heart on sand, listening to treasures
say themselves over tired places,
to the rhythm of mercy rolling back the tide
with gifts given up from the sea
glistening with a thousand years of morning
and the shining affection of a limitless heart,
these tokens of tenderness
left by the deep.
*glad sigh*
“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it…..
don’t be afraid of it’s plenty.
Joy is not made to be a crumb.”
-Mary Oliver
Dear Jennifer, I have so much to be joyful about but somehow I take joy for granted sometime. What a special gift this is when we think of it. Just like love, joy fills a heart to overflow. Joy is to be shared to fully blossom. It’s not something I can keep secret for very long.
I love that beautiful sandy beach with it’s joyful timeless treasures. So inviting and warm in the glistening sun. So inviting to pick up those beauties.
Hugs, ‘JB
Thanks for sharing your beeeeautiful heart, dear Julia;
love to you and the farm:)
-Jennifer
Love it. And it is a reminder that I need to track down joy at the water’s edge again. Soon…
track down joy at the water’s edge…..I love that:)
buckets of it to you, friend,
Jennifer
Oh how I love gifts from the sea! Beautiful!
me too, friend….never gets old to me.
thanks for coming by,
Jennifer
Beautiful shots and words. And Mary Oliver is so right!
Big droves of joy to you:)
thanks,
Jennifer
Oh how I love Mary Oliver and I love your words about a limitless heart. It is like nothing else to encounter a limitless heart.
limitless heart…..it’s a rich thought, isn’t it.
thanks for sharing your muchness:)
Jennifer
Ohhh…I love treasures from the sea…I collect shells and rocks every time I go to the beach!!
Me too…..have so many rocks and shells and bits of driftwood
that I collect like songs:)
thanks for coming by,
Jennifer
Oh the treasures the sea gives us…tangible and intangibles lightening my soul.
I love the intangibles most
and love the way you said that:)
thanks for coming by,
Jennifer
Beautiful post Jennifer. I got myself subscribed so I won’t miss a thing!
xo
dulcy
So glad to see you again, dulcy;
really glad to share the road with you:)
-Jennifer
shells and rocks……like joy…..never enough
I have a thing for them too, suz:)
So glad to see you again:)
-Jennifer
These may be some of your most beautiful photos ever, but then I’m a sucker for the sea. And the message — don’t surrender your joy — couldn’t be more powerful! I’ve been missing my big ocean this year and last. Maybe next year!
Thanks dear Jeanie….I love the way the sea speaks, too:)
Oceans of joy to you, just the same,
Jennifer
Feeling the joy in your photos and words.
Thanks for sharing it with me, Susan;
huge joy to your heart:)
-Jennifer
love this perspective! the beach is a place of much joy to me.
Big beachy joy to you, kamana;
glad you dropped by,
Jennifer
Thanks for sharing this slice of beach and a chunk of joy ~
xo
I love your words, Susan……thank you:)
-Jennifer
Ah, gifts from the sea. I was just thinking about how quickly this summer has come and gone, and I didn’t get to the sea. Soon…soon… So thank you for this! Hugs to you k