skin sun hot, salt streaked
roof terrace shower ice shock
light slants; we make our own rainbows
Sea
sky cloud sand sea
sky cloud sand sea
I am dreaming you are next to me
sky cloud rock sea
I am dreaming; you are next to me
Castro Marina 200901
I blinked and the firework was a flower on the back of my eye, evening star soaring as the moon sank beyond the town wall. Where the sea had been this morning was deep nothingness, holding glassy afloat the lights of the outgoing boats. A moment, and the moon.
the sea is louder
the sea is louder
than my thoughts
the day may be perfect
I saw you and was conquered
I saw you
and was conquered
sand defences between the tidelines
inevitably washed away
the guilty moon reflected
on the convex waves
the concaves between each hinting trouble
foam on the beach my and their undoing
castles on the cliff edge
slipped to nothing
I saw you
and was conquered
Today I am happy
Today I am happy for a number of reasons.
One: Lightning bolts do not always chase you.
Two: There are more than seven seas.
Three: You, my friend, exist.
sea-blue flowers sway
beyond the sandy slopes
the tide is on the turn again
sea-blue flowers sway
beyond the sandy slopes
the tide is on the turn again
and as it turns brings hope
sea-blue flowers sway
beyond the sandy slopes
the tide is on the turn again
and as it turns brings hope
sea-blue flowers sway
beyond the sandy slopes
the tide is on the turn again
and as it turns brings hope
sea-blue flowers sway
beyond the sandy slopes
the tide is on the turn again
and as it turns brings hope
sea-blue flowers sway
beyond the sandy slopes
the tide is on the turn again
and as it turns brings hope
sea-blue flowers sway
beyond the sandy slopes
the tide is on the turn again
and as it turns brings hope
sea-blue flowers sway
beyond the sandy slopes
the tide is on the turn again
and as it turns brings hope
always there
always there
in the expectant peace
between tide-driven waves
wind-twisted trees
wind-twisted trees
cliff-edge sea sentinels
holding back the fear
Acquaviva September 2019
longer
each breath longer
than the breath before
the sea rises
rises
and falls
fresh water springs split
white rock fissures
swirling sparkling arrows
sharp ice pale blades
splinter velvet salt
silence falls
azure enchantment
eyes open wide
the paradise is sea
