sun glints on the bay a herring gull dives for diamonds

I will be your light during the night side of your life

steady rain . . . happiness is elusive

the sun spills onto the pages of a tattered book and specks of dust settle between tears in time I forget reality to indulge summertime musings my mind a river of rosy thoughts who says we cannot relive our greatest love stories

in solitude I find the heart of belonging

to be standing on the threshold of inner calm

a fluttering moth pursues my light but when my light dims he flies off just when I need him the most

rolling waves of nostalgia

I'll take my cue from you

hard times call for being water

living freely unapologetically — wildflowers

over the sand dunes the salt air sweeps across cerulean seas . . . in each other's love we see infinity

falling rose petals . . . there is still suffering in resignation

what are words if they never reach you

her green eyes the shade of spring radiate with the light of relief . . . together at last they walk towards the pearly horizon and melt into this Italian opera

Becoming . . .

at the mountain's edge I looked back on this life I've lived how did I fall short on being your everything

a burning heart doesn't age #ThickTrunkTuesday

roaring ocean — how loud must they be those cries for mercy

every barrier to love is human-made