Seasonal Reflections

Sonnet Sunday: The Sea in October

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Where summer’s echo lingers, but the shore begins to dream. The Sea in October (an original sonnet by The Sandbar Society) The sea in October forgets her applause,Her crowd gone home, her laughter stored away.She hums to shells and kelp in gentle pause,And sighs through dunes where summer used to play. The gulls grow sparse, … Read more

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The Beach Doesn’t Close

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Dear Year-Rounders, They pack up their umbrellas. They shake sand from towels and close the beach tags in little drawers. They call it “the end of the season.” But we know better. The beach doesn’t close.It exhales. It quiets. It lets the chatter fade until only the waves are speaking again. This is when the … Read more

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