Thirst
palm leaves shade the sand-
reclining in a chaise lounge
drinking in the sun
–
salt air-
margaritas
whet my dreams
Category Archives: Beach
Welcome
strange and foreign shores-
weary travelers embark
on their next journey
–
soft underbrush-
a fawn turns to the
welcoming sun
Light
a warm autumn glow-
dawn clouds steeped in honey spill
across the ocean
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daybreak-
sunlight dances
on the wave tops
Agitation
open before me
the pages of my journal
blank and foreboding
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onshore winds-
sand and shells
in the roiling surf
Sand
the living desert-
waves carried across the sand
by wind on the dunes
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tumbleweeds-
a mindless expanse
of lifeless sand
Ablaze
a beacon unlit
the lighthouse tender starts the
long journey upwards
–
your hot breath-
the birth of
a new flame
Island
at work dreaming of
a caribbean romance
before summer ends
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a dockside bar
rum runners and
buffet tunes
Shore
a horseshoe crab shell
empty in the shadow of
an upturned rowboat
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moonlit surf-
the lifeguard tower
stands empty
Mermaid
the sea in the wind
salt, sand, and tropical sun
tangled in her hair
–
amid the waves-
she watches ships
ply her waters
Burden
down by the river
releasing slights collected
after all these years
–
on my back-
the weight of countless
grains of sand