sutton on sea – Susie Hemingway

It was a comforting day you said
skies of blue, white vapoury
scudding clouds lifting the
shimmering colourful kites
to the heavens in breezy skitsy way,
I followed your eyes
I tried to see your soul,
in quiet reverie as no one knows
the heart that pushes down this pain
in a day affirmative that popped
like champagne.

Laughter surrounds you
consuming and capturing this
mere moment but for you a life
so difficult and as fragile
as the bubbles in my glass,
breathe my love, live in mind forever
this sun warmed golden day
of perpetual joy,
paint these brushstrokes
on your heart, for life is now,
this time is ours
as precious and as beautiful
as the stunning mosaic sky.

My cares fluttered like the
swooping of the Kites
free and belonging to the skies,
intrinsic as the white opal swirls of the clouds
tossing my sadness into the wind
so carrying us forward with courage
to yet another day
refreshed and replenished
you glanced at me,
in soft light fading…it was a comforting day.

This poem is dedicated to Dianne and Vern West, Nevada, Arkansas USA
for their courage.

We decided as we had a full house at â€œHemingwayâ€ for the Bank Holiday Weekend to visit a lovely beach close to our home here in the East Midlands. The weather was fair with plenty of warm sun and a brisk breeze that helped the colourful Kites reach their blustery heights. There were ten of us in all, so plenty of willing hands to push Hamadaâ€™s chair along the old fashioned promenade to reach our base for the day at one of the brightly coloured chalets perched high with their watchful eyes, newly painted wood and so many memories of families gone before. They made a stunning border along the seafront.

Hamada was thrilled with being by the sea again, such a favourite place and reminding him immediately of his childhood growing up close to the Sea in Alexandria, Egypt, where as children they also had a beach hut. A smile seldom left his face all day. He watch intently at all about him, enjoying his family and the fun and laughter we all had. Savouring the good fish and chip lunch, nothing quite so enjoyable as eating this English delight, washed down with a nice glass of Bollinger’s. Much flying of kites , Matt, Jo and Stuart steering their garish coloured Kites high for us to see clearly at our good advantage point and our little Grandson even braving the cold North Sea!

A loving family like many others, tucking into ice-cream, happy to be together and enjoying the banter and fun of a typical English Summer Day. Just as Hamada said â€œ A very comforting Dayâ€

10561 view @ September 1 2009.

A Power Within

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It Was A Comforting Day.

Hamada Called it “A Very Comforting Day”