Poppy Solution

As we went to leave, she refused to go, holding firm in her position. She sat on the bedroom floor, staunch and stoic, with her most sincere expression and her eyes spoke what her heart was feeling. At that point, it dawned on me, isn't it funny how a "place' can give us confidence and comfort, surreal happiness and warmth, even in the harshest of weather.  She was merely portraying what all of us were feeling;  This is the ideal setting, why must we leave what we love.  Even in the off season, this is a place of solitude and grounding.  A place where we feel safe and balanced, level and serene. 
It is a place I have known since my childhood, thus explaining my relationship with it's lure, but my children feel equally, strongly bonded to it's environs.  They too, are at peace when they are here and now, it is my dog who refuses to leave.  Is it possible for a place to hold captive, an entire population?  Can a location on a map be the answer to disorder and distress?  Can this settlement offer just that...settlement?  Is this the answer to a troubled mind.  Do both the established and struggling psyche's need this respite? 
It is an intangible, inexplicable feature that Popponesset delivers and only the truly receptive realize it's gift.  Beyond the ocean' s landscape and the Nantucket Sound's setting, is the placid paradise of Popponesset, a place of perfect appointment and ideal inspiration.                 

 As sure as the surf and as soft as the sand,

is a beach that cradles you in it's hands

it claims your worries and soothes your soul

and turns the tide with each waves roll

it gives you strength and resolution

it's Popponesset, a primal solution
As simple as that it offers a vision
with simple, enlightened, and basic precision