Haiku on the Beach

(all except #9 written in a creative burst on Druif Beach, Aruba, 03/03/03. And yes, we really did witness the couple get engaged that evening just before sunset!)

1

Waves crash onto beach,

Then recede from rocky shores

Sounding like applause.

2

I have my riches

In waves trimmed with foam like lace,

Sprinkled with diamonds.

3

Clear aqua crystal,

Sculpted in delicate shapes --

Waves’ elegant art.

4

Pencil and paper --

My “Island Word Processor.”

Technology shunned.

5

Exquisite beauty.

No money, tremendous wealth.

Enjoying Nature.

6

Reading on the beach;

City stress so far away.

Sand between the pages.

7

I sit in the sand,

Not envied by any man.

Yet I have so much.

8

I witnessed a scene,

A man knelt to a woman,

Promises of love.

9

Aqua crystal waves

Arch, then shatter onto rocks,

Retreat, rise again.