On the Beach

Making Waves

By: Charles Giuliano - Aug 10, 2016

On the Beach

Rugged coast
Giant boulders
Craggy granite
Buttresses against
Giant waves
Raging storms
On the beach
Hold on tight
Closing ranks
Bracing for deluge
Watching it come
From out at sea
Now rolling
Near to shore
Cresting white
Wall of water
Crashing over
Linked mass
Breaking the line
Some washed away
Ferocious riptide
Those remaining
Regrouped
Stand fast mates
The rally cry
Up and down
The line
Here comes another
Hearty defenders
Against all odds
Defying
Nature’s rage
Gloucester’s elders
Old salts
Fishermen with
Tales to tell of
Birney deep
Storms remembered
Long ago
Swept away
Brave generations
Of lost souls