Yorktown Beach is bespelled
by a paint-palette sky.
Gulls ride air currents
and land on pilings.
Sailboats hardly move at all.
Kids hunt seashells, but
the beach is picked clean.
A large family shouts, laughs,
tosses a football, hectoring,
advising and groaning.
In the icy wind,
a bikini model poses,
brightly lit by extra lights,
a photographer’s lens
like a third eye,
while on the pier,
a boyfriend giggles when
his girl catches a tiny fish.
It struggles wildly, hooked
and out of its element.
The scent of steamed clams,
fried crab cakes and french fries
make gulls scream with envy.
The sea grasses dip and sway.
Darkness sweeps in like a tide.
Sunset, the beach empties, but
the York River never sleeps.
Copyright 2016 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: This photograph was taken in Yorktown, VA. I hope your week is full of color and magic.
33 thoughts on “Yorktown Sunset”
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The gulls screaming with envy….so true, they really do that!! I love your description of what went on there. Beaches are such interesting places! 🙂
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They are. The photo shoot was quite amazing. It was cold and the model was wearing a thong and string bikini with quite a full figure. Stunning, especially with her hands over head poses. 😉
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Beautiful!
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Thanks, Resa!
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So lovely.
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Thanks!
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Lovely words and photo!
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your words have painted a beautiful scene, absolutely lovely Brenda! x
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Thanks!
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you are more than welcome, it is my pleasure!
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awesome view
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Isn’t Virginia beautiful?
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yes it is
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Beautiful…even with snow (sigh, right?) 🙂
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Sigh, I miss seeing that.
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Oh I dont LOL. I love snow, but it was too little too late this year. 😉
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I meant the beach. I don’t miss the snow yet. I might feel an urge for snow in December. And then again, I might not. LOL
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Oh Ok then. Im relieved to hear it
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oh, this makes me feel like i am there! and want to be there!
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It was a wonderful place, where the pub jealously guarded a table for the locals. 🙂
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Really cool. Yorktown is a beautiful place. I have taken great photos there. I am only three hours away.
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It was beautiful. Peaceful and yet vibrant at the same time.
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Beautiful. Beautiful photo and words.
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Thanks, Toni!
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perfect expressions..:)
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Thanks!
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So expressive, Brenda. I feel like I’m right there, in the scene. Well done!
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Me, too.
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Thanks, Gallivanta. It was a vibrant place, full of life. I’m glad I captured a little of it.
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Thanks, Cynthia. I wanted to remember that evening a long time. 🙂
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Gosh, this is stunning! You wrote a perfect piece filled with imagery.
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Thanks, Belinda! It was a special evening, the last of our trip. 🙂
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
PRETTY AWESOME…IS THIS! 😀 (AS YODA MIGHT EXPRESS IT!)
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