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When I lie here away from the beach Distant from crashing waves Humming crowds and sun beams The world is far off and time is local Only the coastal breeze and the romantique calls of seabirds The trees sway above my head Ants work in the grass beneath my feet Pelicans ride the faint sound of the ocean The shores of heaven surely are not Where sand and shell and seaweed gather But here, up and above the edge of the deep Where life and breath pervade the air
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Mar 29
Mar 29, 2026 at 1:02 AM UTC
The Coast
When I lie here away from the beach Distant from crashing waves Humming crowds and sun beams The world is far off and time is local Only the coastal breeze and the romantique calls of seabirds The trees sway above my head Ants work in the grass beneath my feet Pelicans ride the faint sound of the ocean The shores of heaven surely are not Where sand and shell and seaweed gather But here, up and above the edge of the deep Where life and breath pervade the air
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Mar 29
Mar 29, 2026 at 1:02 AM UTC
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