Dreaming, always dreaming
of shimmering turquoise ocean waves
sparkling at dusk,
singing to me, to us: rush-sush, rush-sush.
Hear our wedding song?
Sensual sea spray leans in to kiss the sand.
Even as night envelops us,
I reach into the heavens
pull a star from the bowl of scintillating darkness
write my name and yours in golden letters
and fling it back into the sky.
First published by Deep Overstock in 2023 and later featured as a reading on WNIJ public radio on January 4, 2024 on a show called “Poetically Yours” hosted by Yvonne Boose.