 ~Dedicated to my husband John ~ We waded in the ocean together, as the sea foam tickled our feet And the salty spray misted our face, cooling us from the heat We walked on the beach in the sunlight, your hand in mine Pausing for a moment to pick up a shell, a token of our time Endless miles of beach, spent walking in the sun Strolling the boardwalk in the afternoons, our days relaxing and fun The waves washed upon us, as we strided hand in hand We laughed and played together, and wrote our names in the sand White billowing clouds alofted, in an everlasting sky of blue We walked along the shoreline, and revered everything in view Broken shells glistend upon, shimmering white grains of sand And all that the sun kissed, turned to copper, bronze, and tan We watched as the tide rolled in, and took the sand out to sea All our cares blew into the wind, allowing us to be free We admired the way that the seagulls, soared in graceful flight Splashing in the tide in the evening, watching the sunset at night After the dusk had faded and lost its luminous glow We picked our sandals up off the beach, for the time had come to go Listening to the waves crash behind us, after the sun fell We left our footprints in the sand, and bid the sea farewell (c)copyright 2006 all rights reserved. Sea Poems Autumn Poems The Poetic Seasons Of My Soul |