Poetry Thursday

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Laura


Sea Joy
Jacqueline Bouvier (Kennedy Onassis)
1939
from The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

When I go down by the sandy shore
I can think of nothing I want more
Than to live by the booming blue sea
As the seagulls flutter round about me

I can run about – when the tide is out
With the wind and the sand and the sea all about
And the seagulls are swirling and diving for fish
Oh-to live by the sea is my only wish.


Picture of the Oregon coast, thanks to my Aunt Zona

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2 Responses to Poetry Thursday

  1. Aunt Zona says:
    February 19, 2009 at 8:28 pm

    What a perfect poem.  And I was delighted and honored that you chose my picture to illustrate its meaning!

    Reply
  2. nanacilla says:
    February 20, 2009 at 1:28 am

    That makes me want to go to Bandon again!

    Reply

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