Published Works

Seaside Destiny


The water ripples and shimmers
A liquid mirror reflecting
My thoughts and desires
Light catches and diffuses
Bouncing sun streaks against an azure sky
The rhythm of the current
Against the rocks and seaweed
Scattered across a champagne landscape
Of shoreline
Dipping, ebbing
And leaving sodden footprints
Of those who tread along
In solitary thought
The water calls
It beckons understanding
Just beneath the turquoise surface
As minnows scamper
Into unknown depths
Swallowed by the whole
Afraid of toes seeking them out
The subtle splashing carries a gentle sound
As slowly I plod through ankle deep bath water
Scanning telescopically for glistening shell bits
Remnants of aquatic life tossed to shore
Reaching down, plucking a pink conch
Half sand-submerged
My fingers gently stroking its smooth perfection
Remembering, knowing the vibrant memory
Of long ago when we sought perfection
In one another
When lives were washed to purity
Like the salty sea to cleanse the snow white sand
And kisses lingered hot and blazing
Like a noonday sun in August
Everlasting summer in our hearts
Oh, to return to my seaside retreat
To rejuvenate the then
Remembering when
With every softened sand-step
Your memory lingers still