Our first trip to Nags Head
North Carolina’s outer banks…
Camped in the dunes at Duck.
Two excited little boys
climbed the dunes
chased receding waves
created castles in the sand
collected sea shells
and sun rays in July’s heat.
Faces flushed // slept soundly.
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Today at d’Verse, Mish asked us to used the word flush as our prompt. I decided to leave the tempting current toilet paper shortage behind, and write about a beautiful memory from forty years back. This is Quadrille Monday so our poems must be exactly forty-four words.
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Roth Poetry 
what a wonderful memory, and such a classic picture
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I love this photo. Every time I see it I return to that spot! Thank you Beth.
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A wonderful poem to go with your photo! (And the perfect response to the prompt word “flush.”)
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Thank you Liz! The sun tends to bring out the flush in the skin! It was a wonderful time!
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The Outer Banks are a beautiful place. My husband and I enjoyed our visits there very much.
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I look back as I read this to when my kids were young. I also look forward to the warm weather and going to the beach. Nice way to get away from it all through poetry.
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Thank you Lisa. Nothing can take away the great memories. Summer is coming!
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You’re very welcome.
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A beautiful,memory to hold Dwight!
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Yes it is wonderful. Thanks Mary!!
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What a beautiful picture you painted with your 44 words! Well done, Dwight… and such an unusual take on the prompt. I love it! Those boys are precious ❤
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Thanks Jan, as you can see I like to do things that are a little different than everyone else. They were very cute back then!
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I bet they are handsome young men now. ❤ ❤
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Yes, they are… middle aged and doing well!
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Yes, this was a great illustration 😄
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Thank you so much!
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I love this, not only because of the poem and the fine photographs of a happy holiday, but also it is a swell little poem and fine photographs of a happy holiday. And no (or hardly a) C-word in sight. 🙂
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Sometimes you have to ride a different train to get to where you want to be. Good memories are like that! Thank you Peter. This came from the years when I was attempting to do my own B&W photography. I had an old enlarger that worked pretty well. It has left us with some great memories. such as these..
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delightful, we all sleep well after an exciting day of adventure … and we will escape to have more!
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Yes, I am looking forward to it!
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Thank you Kate!
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You’ve painted those memories so brightly, Dwight!
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Thank you Kim! They are so great to look back on.
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That reminds me of being a child climbing the dunes of Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes.
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So much fun! I am glad it took you back!
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Thanks for sharing your happy memories!
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Wonderful summer memories… sleeping soundly sounds wonderful
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Thank you Bjorn! It was a great trip!
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Such a sweet memory!
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I love black&white photos. They speak volume on nostalgia.
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The perfect images to match the cuteness of the memory.
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Thank you Reena!
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What a sweet memory described here and the images are treasures! I have two sons as well and it amazes me how time can fly by.
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Thank you Mish! The have grown up so fast and now the grandchildren are doing the same!
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The seasons bring with it great poetry 😄
Well done!
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Thanks Brandon. These are wonderful memories from years ago!
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