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
What a perfect poem. And I was delighted and honored that you chose my picture to illustrate its meaning!
That makes me want to go to Bandon again!