The steady breeze and my bare feet in the cool wet sand send a shiver through my body
Into my spine to be dispersed evenly throughout my soul
Behind me the moon is rising, and your dark eyes send its glowing image back at me
My heart is beating in riddles
And your breath sighs the answers as we listen to the steady song of the shoreline
Waves washing around our feet in an attempt to lure us out to sea
To float in blue eternity

Your skin is still warm from the afternoon and the back of your neck smells like sunshine
Daylight flashes across my memory and for a split second I can see your tan skin glistening
With our pant legs rolled up to our knees we paced the beach
Staying just beyond reach of the whispering tide
And before following our footprints back, we’d stop and let it bury our feet in the sand
We walked until the sun melted into the horizon and the clouds burst into orange and purple melodies
We sat together and waited as their song faded into darkness and the stars revealed themselves to call forth the moon
Which is now casting its shimmering reflection across the water, adorning your skin with its soft silver glow

I can feel consciousness escaping with every yawn and before long I feel my back rest against the sand
I would feel cold if not for the warmth of your being pulsing through me
Slowly, under our moonlight blanket, we let the lullaby of the waves and our beating hearts sweep our minds clean of time