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darkness,spurt,race.pound,redness,echostride.strut, tango roil. gather.burst. pent.crash,roll, run. shiver he strode through darkness, echoes of pounding pulsation spurt and race in gathering redness. His pace quickens as shapes shiver by. The tide runs back against crash of surf. Clouds roil above taking on color as intensity bursts and shudders. Purple green a flicker of warning followed immediately by a thunderous crash. He stopped mid stride and smiled. just like that it was over. Rain washed down, plastering his shirt against his skin. He took off his glasses and put them in his wet pocket. The rain stopped as suddenly as it began. Clouds parted to reveal stars and a tender sliver of moon tipped toward a long set sun. He looked back to see her running barefoot on his footsteps. Joy pushed tears to blur his vision.They crushed together wordless hugging arms following hands in a tango of familiarity He buried his face in the nape of her neck tasting the medley of rain,sweat, tears , and that perfume she loved to dab right where his lips were. She started to speak. He put his hand over her mouth and held his finger to his lips. Words were for later. This was time for body language, in all it's soft familiar waking passion. Shivers and shudders shared in sudden relief. The years of togetherness danced as the fumbling tango played itself in shared rhythmic pulsation racing to held back let now last forever, then bursting like the waves at their feet. The tide ran away as they held the closeness together.