Do you remember
When were you a child
The time of day
That you were wild?

When all the world
Was a fairyland
Of twinkling stars
And the moon shining
Over cold hard sand
And the constant silent current
draws you in
And holds time still for a moment

While you take in
every sound and sight
And feeling and being on
This cold windy night

You ran up and down the beach
Your hair floating and flowing
Everyone else just out of reach
Until with a burst of speed
You caught up
And then raced on and on
Feeling as if the world was only you
Running and running and running
until dawn

As the moon lit the world from above
You felt just bursting with love
Maybe you spun around
Arms wide
Eyes wide
Heart wide
Future wide
And thought about what was to come

Or maybe you just thought
that this was all there ever was
And all there was to be

I had a night like that
I stood by the sea
Feeling the wind tousle my hair
Feeling it whoosh around my legs
And thought all there was to be and to see
Was just me, right now, standing by the sea

This was all in that magical time
When the sun had come down
But it was still barely light
It wasn’t still day, and not yet night

When you could still play
And your mother’s fears
You could dissuade

When everything looked more
Beautiful and dangerous
Exciting and joyous
Thrilling and threatening
But just overall perfect

When you could pretend to be a
Cat slinking through the woods
Or an eagle soaring over the world
Or an explorer exploring
Or a soldier soldiering
Or the goddess of fire smoldering
For you were anything at all
That you wanted to be
Because you were free
Totally free

At dusk