Sand fills ‘tween wet toes
Laughter fills the open air
Resting on the beach
The crisp autumn air
Exhales winds of pumpkin spice
Inside I am warm
Winter’s frigid chill
Reduces us to remain
Curled up by the fire
Salty ocean waves
Ebb and flow and swirl around
My heart’s distant shores
Gazing at the waves
Into the sea’s sand-strewn edge
Time starts to crumble
Sick of skipping stones
Dreamers toss rocks in glass rooms
Closer to the stars
The moon never wished
Harder on a shooting star
“Let me shine alone”