Comment from l.raven

Excellent

Hi Waves, you guys much get very sad when it is a quiet day...it's a beautiful place to live my sweet friend...now go ride a wave...love your poem...and a stunning picture...will look forward to the other ones...love Linda xxoo

 Comment Written 28-May-2017

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reply by the author on 28-May-2017

Every day is different in their own little ways. Yes it is a beautiful place but like everywhere progress will eventually change my little utopia and not all for the better.

xxwaves

reply by l.raven on 28-May-2017

that is so true...my parents live in the middle of nowhere...but they are happy there...no one will ever get close out there...sigh...love xxoo

Comment from fluffnstuff

Exceptional

Hello there...my life has been a bit unheaving lately so i haven't been around...but this poem put me in the most wonderful place to end or start my day with...beautiful picture...great rhyming so perfect to match it...the best. taketh care my friend from around the world...DiAnne

 Comment Written 27-May-2017

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reply by the author on 27-May-2017

Thank you so much Dianne I am glad you liked it the the poem was inspired by this wonderful shot by local photographer Michael Sutton who takes beautiful pictures of my local hometown beach of Cronulla in Sydney, Australia

Thanks so much for the 6 much appreciated.

dip

reply by fluffnstuff on 27-May-2017

you r welcome

Comment from Asem.inspirations

Excellent

This photo is just as lovely as the other one. I am happy that you are sharing this photographer's photos with your poetry. The whole layout helps me to imagine just how much like paradise Australia truly is. I am happy that you are so in love with where you live. Some times I just feel trapped in New York and there's nothing really to brag about here. Some may argue with me about this because there is a lot going on up here but it is nothing like Australia, that I believe with all of my might.

 Comment Written 26-May-2017

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reply by the author on 26-May-2017

Hi Tier,
It's so easy to get inspired when you see beautiful photos of the beachfront in my hometown of Cronulla.
Michael Sutton, the photographer has many beautiful shots of Cronulla beach especially in the mornings at sunrise.
I am going to post a couple more that inspired me to write about.

thanks so much for the great review

xdip

Comment from Teri7

Excellent

Dip, This is another very nicely written poem with a very good picture to go with it. I can see why you love it there so much. That picture is beautiful and your wording is great. Blessings, Teri

 Comment Written 25-May-2017

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reply by the author on 25-May-2017

This is a shot of my hometown beach the photographer takes many beautiful pictures of this.

dip

Comment from closetpoetjester

Excellent

Great poem dip! It's clear you love both your country and your home town and to be honest I can't think of one thing that would break your daily habit.

Other than a bug fush wuth vury bug funs bro LOL

Stay safe on your gnarly board LOL

Okay.
My surf talk is shit LOL

P

Lovely photo btw. I love where I live too. Close by to Murray River (about 2km and hub fishes a bit and takes the our daughter Tahlia, 8) but we're not actually right on it.

There IS something about living that lifestyle of yours though, I'm sure. Sun, surf, sand...wedgies LOL

Anyway I bet it's great for the ticker.

The weather, not the wedgie haha

 Comment Written 25-May-2017

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reply by the author on 25-May-2017

Everyone loves their little neck of the wood P and I'm sure everyone looks at the merits of living where they are I grew up in this beach culture from a nipper My house is only 3 mins to the beach both my kids are surfers so the beach lifestyle is firmly in our blood. but on saying that if I grew up on a beautiful country farm with a river nearby then that would be the little bit of Utopia I know and love just like you do.
This is a local photographer named Michael Sutton. He takes beautiful ocean shots of Cronulla and environs specializing in awesome sunrises as we are on the east coast as you know.

Always great to hear from you P keep me up to date how your publishing venture is going

xxdip

reply by closetpoetjester on 25-May-2017

Hey Toits
Just dropped the kidlets at school and I'm hitting it HARD!

The publishing thingy...

not the rubber thingy haha


oops
TMI

Lurve
Pxx

reply by the author on 25-May-2017

head down, arse up..just the way I like you haha

toits

reply by closetpoetjester on 25-May-2017

Now that IS an interesting look.

Am I nake...oops I mean nape deep??

*looking coy* LOL

Comment from Thal1959

Excellent

Reads very smoothly, with natural rhymes, D. But just to show you how dysfunctional my life has been, "Having a morning surf and swim..." I soent 6 years in the US Navy, and I still can't swim!

 Comment Written 25-May-2017

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reply by the author on 25-May-2017

That's fine, as long as you can float and carry a flare that's all that matters lol

thanks for your review as always

dip

reply by Thal1959 on 26-May-2017

I can float, sort of. The instructor was so aggravated trying to get me to swim that he passed me for floating across the width of the pool rather than by swimming the length of it.

Comment from Pantygynt

Excellent

You are a lucky man to have the climate for that sort of thing every morning at the same time as having the sea close at hand. During my six weeks in Sri Lanka I spent a couple, E of weeks in a B&B in the south of the island and I would wander down to the beach every morning as the sun was rising for a swim. No surf there at that time of year though.

 Comment Written 25-May-2017

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reply by the author on 25-May-2017

In 1977 I spent 6 weeks in Sri Lanka on the south west coast down toward Gall at a place called Hikkaduwa which had great surf it has probably changed a heap now in that time we went for trips to places like Kandi and the tea country and the famous Animal reserve on the south eastern side of the island we had a great trip.This was in December January into Feb.

thanks for reviewing and your comments as always Panty

dip

reply by Pantygynt on 25-May-2017

Plenty of surf in the monsoon season, yes.

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

Fabulous appreciation of your home town, it does look amaxing, a couple of suggestions for the second stanza, Second line: (The) most beautiful place on earth, last line Beauty for what it's worth. Just a little tweaking, nothing serious, but obviously the changes are up to you Dip, the photo is amazing, how lucky you are to live in such a beautiful place, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 25-May-2017

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reply by the author on 25-May-2017

Thanks so much Dolly I will revisit and check out your suggestions much appreciated.

dip

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written poem about the beautiful sunrise each morning that comes right on time to announce a brand new day, another day to be grateful for and another chance to spend with our families.

 Comment Written 25-May-2017

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reply by the author on 25-May-2017

Thankyou Sandra much appreciated as always. This is my local beach where I live on the East coast of Australia

dip

Comment from KyColonel Randal

Excellent

Thank you for sharing. It does look like Heaven on Earth. I see you are #7 in the poet rankings and #24 on the top ranked review list. You have been quite busy!

This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.

 Comment Written 25-May-2017

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reply by the author on 25-May-2017

Thanks so much Randal. I am somewhat surprised yet appreciative at thesame time about my ranking I have been coming here for 4 years posting two poems a night and this is the best I have ranked. which doesn't mean much in the scheme of things that could drop as quick as it came up I suppose. I try to review every one I have fanned who posts a new poem here.

Thanks for the great review Randal always appreciated.

dip