The Sand Between My Toes

By Ailsa Craig

The Sand Between My Toes is a collection of poems inspired by moments, memories, people, friendships, emotions, places travelled to, and time spent in nature. This is Ailsa’s fourth poetry book, and it presents the continuation of her journey through the pages of her thoughts and her imagination. This book is a woven tapestry of her soul.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press AU
• Release date: May 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781504317825

Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig lives in Far North Queensland, Australia. The natural beauty of this environment, her emotional and physical experiences, are a constant inspiration for her writing. Ailsa shares and pens her deepest feelings that live within her memories, her love for her family and friends, travels and nature, as she surrounds herself in her tropical paradise.

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ISBN: 978-1-5043-1781-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5043-1782-5 (e)

Balboa Press rev. date:  05/13/2019

CONTENTS

Dedication

Introduction

The sand between my toes …

The hand of time…

Finding ‘you’

Your presence …

Finding you, finding me ….

Knight of the night …

Dear you …

The piano’s music …

Carousel of life …

Oranges and lemons …

Shooting star …

The driftwood ….

You are unique …

Urquhart Castle

Flow of life ….

Voice in the clouds …

Floating through life ….

My days without you …

Love’s connection …

Life and time ….

Her wave ….

His gaze ...

Music of the waves ….

Who knows what one day will bring ….

Forever free …

In the moonlight ….

Unchain me …

Goodbye …

A moment of magic …

The hue of you ….

If I give you …

Into you ….

One day

Maybe

Murky waters of murky words

Lonely voices

The pathway

My blue bird …

Rainfall of tears

The nightmare

Such a gift …

The nature of us …

The embrace of your words

Sweet river …

I sense you …

Come visit …

Love heart …

Innocence of nature

My dear friend

Farewell to you …

Highlands

The devil in you

A love story …

Always with you …

Life’s daily performance …

Wyatt

For Milla ….

Willow

Can you see me ….

The quandary of you ….

The night of her journey …

In one special moment ….

The signs

Loving you …

You have never left me ….

Coastal mood …

Remembering you …

Thank you

Dance of the butterflies

The flight of your spirit

Our paradise

Touch of life

Drowning

Silent thoughts

To loved ones

Always with me

The gift

My note to you

Listen

One more song

You inflame me…

A feeling of home …

Shades of night …

You make me sigh …

Dividing line …

Windows of your soul …

Bookmarked

The day you walked into …

The treasure within …

Love is ….

Love is light …

A moment in rhyme ….

Empty words

Connecting our thoughts

Your library …

Autumn leaves ….

Lost in your music …

You give me life

Snapshot moment

Silhouette of a whisper

The ghosts of change ….

Into you ….

A day of sunshine …

Riding horses …

Nature’s tune …

Another day …

Tides …

Fear …

The games you play …

His lonely road …

Sorry he said …

Blurred lines …

Safe haven …

His shadow …

Tomorrow’s light ….

Etched in the sand …

Dusk …

Finding you, finding home …

Just you and me …

Awkward