last night I dreamed us
on the beach at Santa Cruz
the sun poked a hole in the clouds
and burned dark
one gull stood dazed
mouth open
unaware of us
we waded in the cool water
holding Simon and Chris under their baby arms
they snatched their tiny feet from the waves
and we all squealed
we were fresh and fair of face again
our legs firm and long
and we wore small round pins
on our Peter Pan collars
It caught me by my breath and took me back in time. A time.
ReplyDeleteAs always, so beautiful. Such a great writer.
ReplyDeleteSo great.
Cassi and lbth, thank you for your kind words.
ReplyDelete♥ you both!