kiss of summer -
moonlight ...
dancing on wave tops ...
like a million silver doubloons, spilling
filling the coffers of my dark heart, serene
I breathe the glorious evening breeze
pull it deep into the reach of my being as though
it was my last ... and first …
its warm summer magic cleanses my mind, pure
and with but an instant spent,
renews my very essence -
worries cast to the deep like a black stone
swallowed by the moment …
and my reverie
you ... are here, always
unknown to you, your spirit haunts this place
and greets me with this little miracle
every time, day or night, that my
feet touch this sand,
you are beside me, quiet and peaceful -
the sparkle in your eye, glinting
the knowing half-smile, crimping your cheeks
a waft of Je Reviens mixing with sea mist
your fingers between mine in
perfect symmetry
and the excitement of the passion to come
here …
among the beam-softened dunes …
this is summer to me
these sultry evenings of romance
immersed the in sounds and smells and
sights of the sea
those warm, moonlit tendrils that reach inside -
that thrum the heartstrings and spirit
that shake and squeeze the complacency from my being
and make me feel so ... alive
for as long as I draw breath and savor it
YOU will walk with me at these times
your memory will dance on the warm air of July
your eyes will sparkle at me from
the moon-daubed surf
your lust for life will
tickle the cool sand under my feet
and all the warm months and oceans will
whisper your name in my ear
and spin the trembling chambers of my heart
it is you - your spirit -
that will always be my special joy
my warm, vibrant, exciting anticipation of life
my sweet, tender, seductive kiss ...
of summer.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Strand Pick 9, Any Theme, Any Form" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
~ 6th Place ~ in the "Summer Fun" Poetry Contest, Nayday Ivette Negron, Judge & Sponsor.
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