Preoccupation and persistence found
perfection.
We met under the stars, and
talked until dawn.
You were a shadow of the clouds,
mysterious and luminous.
I hid against the sand dunes
sparkling with wear and weather.
Drift wood stood between us
daring the other to signal acceptance.
I’ve seen you before
when it was impossible to say more.
A faint hello was all I could manage.
I found life difficult, and struggled to
maintain balance.
Even now, I fight with reality, did we
speak or did I imagine.
A life along the sand, and in the
dunes, can bring about such damage.
©Jeff Flesch
#1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow
Co-Author, #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women
Jan/Feb 2022 Author of the Month, Spillwords Press
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