I long to walk with you by the sea,
where the waves hush the world
and the horizon opens wide.

We would sit upon a weathered rock,
shoulder to shoulder,
watching the stars gather like lanterns
in the dark velvet sky.

In that stillness,
I would turn to you,
not with urgency,
but with the gentleness of the tide,
and place upon your lips
a kiss—
tender, unhurried,
a promise carried
on the breath of the night.