Poem Visualization

Beach Sand by Raymond A. Foss

Maybe it is the memories
the change of pace that brings us there
the sense of vacation
maybe the smell of the place
the sights of the gulls, the dunes, the grasses
but oh it is the feel of it,
the crunch and slide of it
the feeling of beach sand
so different from dirt, soil, loam
no, not earthy, moist, rich,
but oh so granular and gritty
even when wet,
moveable paper spreading under toes
sliding beneath the soles
smoothing my skin
clearing my mind
unburdening me of the rest
drawing me to the tactile, the feel
of beach sand

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My idea for the Poem Visualization is to make this book a childrens book/ a beach experience book for all ages. I want to incorporate the text to symbolize the words such as wavy patterns and ripples found in the water. I will include many photographs of all aspects this poem covers like : the sand, ocean, the beach, feet, skin. I want to use a pressed natural paper for the cover and bind it with a beachside reed if i have access to it. I also want to include a cut out for real sand to be seen throughout each page of the book; this part would be attached to the back inside cover. The first page of the book i want to be a page of real sand that i will glue and dip on, and i want to cover it with a thin clear sheet so the reader will be able to physically interact with the subject of the book. Since this book is about the beach, i want it to be very natural in color, very beachy, and i will ultimately model it around the beach in my town that i love, named Ortley Beach.