Mount Pleasant Magazine Nov/Dec 2017

181 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.BestofMP.com feature We gaze in wonder at the sight before us. The creatures end their nightly chorus. The sun’s face bashfully peeks around the moon and shines. Our awestruck faces are what the rays find. "OBMJFTF ,FMMFS t ZFBST PME .PVOU 1MFBTBOU 4PVUI $BSPMJOB $BSJP .JEEMF 4DIPPM Charleston Spanish moss on live oak trees Basket ladies A soothing breeze Aging brick and cobblestone Flowers through cracks Seeming overgrown Houses of beauty and fine taste Churches, a resting place History never to be erased A songbird on an iron gate Listen, listen Listen, wait A tabby cat bathes in the sun Licking paws And stretching claws On our old sagging veranda She shall lay Sleeping throughout her day Charleston, my Holy City Where I can pray Where I will stay (SBDF &MMFO .D(BVHIFZ 4NJUI t ZFBST PME *TMF PG 1BMNT 4PVUI $BSPMJOB 8BOEP )JHI 4DIPPM The Beach At Night As the waves crash against the hard stone core, my heart starts beating more and more. Walking down the moonlit shore, soaking my toes in crystal clear water, more and more. All the other people may think I’m insane, but I whisper to the waves “oh I love the beach, I love the shore.” More and more. A beautifully lit lantern right by my side, the only light except the moon in the sky. My heart starts beating, more and more. And as I open a book and sketch away, my heart keeps beating more and more. All is silent like the soft breeze My heart always beats, more and more. "MFYBOESB #JOHIBN t ZFBST PME .PVOU 1MFBTBOU 4PVUI $BSPMJOB #FMMF )BMM &MFNFOUBSZ 4DIPPM