Ekphrastic poem The Last Leaf at Myrtle Beach

The Last Leaf at Myrtle Beach

 

The last leaf at Myrtle Beach.

Holding on for who knows what.

His friends have all preceded him,

alone in the sand he lies.

 

He is unattached with no

commitments. Red with

embarrassment about his

predicament.

 

Waiting for the last wave

to carry him to his watery grave.

He leaves a shadow in the sand,

does the last leaf at Myrtle Beach.

 

6 thoughts on “Ekphrastic poem The Last Leaf at Myrtle Beach

  1. beautiful … I enjoyed how the simple single leaf at Myrtle Beach took on such a life and personality. I felt the alone-ness of the single lead=f but not a loneliness, rather an acceptance of life’s passages.

  2. Thank you Carol. Another one of the fun ones to write. In 2019 when we were walking the beach at Myrte-actually Surfside section- I saw this lone leaf and could not resist taking a picture.

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