The Joys of The Early Morning

Christine Ramsay on Oct 7, 2011

Tags: beach, Eastbourne, Harbour, lifeboat, walking

After a restless night I decided to take an early morning walk. It was beautiful out there.

I woke to a sky of the brightest blue

Calling me to the great outside,

And so I set off in the early morning light

With a joyful feel to my stride.

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The harbour was a stunning sight

With boats of all types on display.

The water lapping gently against them

Reflected the beauties of this lovely day.

Along to the lock, rather quiet today

After the bustle of a busy weekend,

When yachts racing out on the ocean

With a big regatta had to contend.

The lifeboat bobbed gently on the water,

Welcoming the few hours of rest.

With no emergencies to call it out

To take part in any rescue quest.

I continued my walk to the sea front

And not a soul on the beach did I see.

Only seagulls playing noisily,

So happy that they were quite free.

As I passed the beautiful fountains

The jets dampened the air around,

And I chuckled as I dodged the wetness

Of the spray falling to the ground.

It was a wonderful way to see the dawn in

Before beginning the work of the day,

And I felt at that moment so privileged

To live in this beautiful Eastbourne Bay.

Christine Ramsay 7.10.11

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ashan1614 on Oct 7, 2011
Beautiful photos! It’s always good to get in that quiet time before the rest of the world gets moving.
mtrguanlao on Oct 7, 2011
Wow,you have an awesome place Miss Christine! Great photos!
Sangeeta Chaudhary on Oct 7, 2011
Such an expressive poem. I have always admired you as a true poetess.
vijayanths on Oct 7, 2011
Wonderful walk.
Uma Shankari on Oct 7, 2011
Enjoyed every word of this and I felt as though I was there with you, enjoying the sight, smell and sound.
papaleng on Oct 7, 2011
I can picture you have a wonderful early morning walk, Christine. Another well-penned poem as well.
Jimmy Shilaho on Oct 7, 2011
Lovely lines, and the photos too.
Starpisces on Oct 7, 2011
can feel the beautiful morning at your end… whereas mine, sleepy ones usually, hahaha.
lornashala on Oct 7, 2011
Love the photos and the poem is just beautiful.
lapasan on Oct 7, 2011
It is such an pleasant atmosphere and lovely sight. It is an enjoyable morning.
krrymarie on Oct 7, 2011
Lovely pics and suit your words very well. Glad you enjoyed your walk.
Ruby Hawk on Oct 7, 2011
Christine, you are a privileged lady to live in such a beautiful area.
PSingh1990 on Oct 7, 2011
Nice Share. I like it.
LCM Linda on Oct 7, 2011
An enjoyable read. What a beautiful place you have portrayed. It is a blessing to start one’s day with a nice walk there. Enjoy yourself.
Eunice Tan on Oct 7, 2011
What a beautiful morning
FX777222999 on Oct 8, 2011
You have a beautiful surrounding and life I think. For us, we have these shanties around and whewwww..garbage scattering around. Nice share.
Socorro Lawas on Oct 8, 2011
You have painted the invisible– the joy of being alive and that makes you a poet.
Tulan on Oct 8, 2011
What a beautiful place you live in.
erwinkennythomas on Oct 9, 2011
delightful!
CA Johnson on Oct 9, 2011
Your poem was really good. I loved the pictures. It looks like a great place to live.
Christine Ramsay on Oct 10, 2011
Thank you so much for commenting. I really am lucky to live in a place which can give me so much inspiration for writing.
pruelpo on Oct 10, 2011
This is an awesome piece. The prose described well about those beautiful places in your area. The photos are fantastic. Great!
sunsetsunrise on Oct 10, 2011
What a beautiful picture you painted…
crisdiwata on Oct 11, 2011
Morning walk with a beautiful scenery to welcome you is certainly overwhelming. I do love the morning dews and the sun rays on my face. I just love the poem, I could easily transfer to your place just by looking at the pictures and reading this beautiful piece of poetry.
Val Mills on Oct 12, 2011
Christine, you’ve captured my favourite time of the day. Wondeful combination of words and photos here.
Stan Wilson on Oct 12, 2011
absolutely stunning photos/pictures,and a very well written piece of literature my friend…this is an awesome poem Christine,glad I came by your page today…

Very inspiring,its given me something to think about next time I good for my morning walk,will take some photos as I walk along and add it to a poem just like what you did here…

thanks for sharing.

stan
The Bling on Oct 12, 2011
You are really quite privileged. It’s a stormy early morning as I write this. Nice poem as usual.
yes me on Oct 13, 2011
Nice one Christine cheers
secretbear on Oct 14, 2011
I love your poem and the photos. Such a beautiful place!
Johnnydod on Oct 16, 2011
Great poem Christine we are both very lucky to live in this wonderful part of The British Isles
Erin Miller on Oct 17, 2011
A great piece!
Joe Ram on Oct 19, 2011
Great one.
J M Lennox on Oct 20, 2011
I can imagine you going for your walk and the enjoyment of it through your words. Lovely.
gaby7 on Oct 21, 2011
This was a magnificient expereince Teacher!
Anuradha Ramkumar on Oct 27, 2011
Enjoyed every word of ur poem, CR. Photos are too good.
Raj the Tora on Oct 28, 2011
Excellent lines with apt pix. Thanks.
Lisa Marie Mottert on Mar 9, 2012
Delightful poem with beautiful pictures to accony it:)

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