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sea tales

DeformedLion

from the sea we flopped onto the shore,	1
simple hearts caught	2
between jade waters and	3
coastal shrubbery.	4

we laughed then, at our own	5
inadequacies; idly propped,	6
tails rested amongst the rough shells	7
and tangled webs of sea-weed.	8

slow awakening. the wind	9
blowing across the sky-- see,	10
feel,	11
touch...	12
so intimate, the dawn:	13
clouds streaking out in colour,	14
blooming vibrant, spilling	15
light into our eyes...	16
the sea, the sea. waves,	17
dying with each return,	18
lapping at our hands out-	19
stretched to cup the salty	20
waters	21

feel the slip, the glide--	22
lips over skin	23

it recedes; soaks	24
back into the sea,	25
fingers wriggle.	26
press in wet sands	27
and we,	28

with light and sound,	29
join our hearts	30
to one--	31

the ocean calls	32
and we swim	33
with the sea.	34

09/30/08

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