Island Memories

January 15, 2014 · Filed under children, memories, nature studies, nostalgia, poetry and quotes, postaday, prompts, struggles, Uncategorized, writing, youth · Tagged 20 Lines a Day, Daily Post, fascination, loss, love, memories, nostalgia, oceans, perfection, prompts, shells, tears, teens

Walking on the island shore at night always held a fascination for me, especially with my young teen. We would walk along, watching as the lights on shore glimmered off the amazing expanse of water all around is. It was one of those moments that needed no words, the feelings, the magic, spoke for itself.

He reached down and picked up something, turned to me, held it up and smiled. It was a whole conch con, shimmering in the starlight. Wow! I said, as we walked on. I will never forget that night. It is burnt into my soul. A tear runs down my cheek even now. It was the last night we ever spent on the beach together.