Going DOWN to the Sea

maggie and milly and molly and may
went down to the beach (to play one day)

and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles,and

milly befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were;

and molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles: and

may came home with a smooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone.

For whatever we lose(like a you or a me)
it’s always ourselves we find in the sea


E. E. Cummings

[Mrs. Smith]

This is a great perspective...and I really like the poem. It's a favorite of mine!

[summerfield]

i love e.e. cummings. and i love the perspective of this shot. very nice.

[Vanilla Spice]

Great story and shot! The POV is awesome!

[Anne ❀]

very cool pic and perspective to match the poem, well done!

[Joyce Wells]

Great perspective - what steep steps!

[karenann]

Beautiful pov, Dixie. Love e.e.! He's so minimal with his word usage and still gets the point across. Your photo is so real, that I get a little dizzy looking down those steps. lol Climbing up and down those a few times would give one enough exercise for the day. :) Did you use a wide angle lens for this, Dixie?! Just wondering.

[Terry]

great shot and liked your caption

[Dixie Goode]

I own no lenses or photoshop just a panasonic digital point and shoot I bought 5 years ago

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

Would love to walk down those steps!!! What a beautiful view :)

[Catherine W.]

Great shot for this poem! Love it!

[Diana]

Super sea shot and I love the crazy poem too!

[Kerri]

Beautiful shot

[joseph levy]

This is one heck of a view! Are shots are similar!

[D Enezi]

Great POV! Love the view. Beautiful shot.

[Mimi Ditchie]

Beautiful shot and perspective, could almost be around here.

[Darlene]

I love this shot of the stairs down to the sand and beach/ocean, along with your E. E. Cummings quote.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

That's really going DOWN!! Great perspective and line. Wonderful poem too! Love the whole thing!