Erosion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relentlessly,

waves beat the sand
taking a bit of my beach
each time they retreat
only to return again
for another assault.

 

Erosion,
the natural response
to storm activity.
There have been too many storms
lately.

 

Fighting
to keep my beach intact,
I have planted
countless clumps
of sea grass and
armored my shore
with seawalls and breakwaters,
but bit by bit
the sand keeps slipping away.

 

Endangered.
The birds, plants, and animals,
once plentiful on my shores,
are gone.
The bounty of my
shoreline is no more and
I find myself
grasping each grain of sand;
the security of my beach
depends on it.

 

Replenishment,
is urgently needed,
for without it
erosion
will continue to have its way
and my shoreline
will disappear
and never regain
its ground.


Relentless.
Erosion.
Fighting.
Endangered.
Replenishment.

 

~ Mk Michaels, 2015