beach bones

not a bone to pick on beach walks
with my lover just pleasure and leisure
strolls in the sand of time and togetherness
joined at the hips of mind body and soul

sizzling fingertips and footsteps near the edge 
of the water crested in undulation
two people one wavelength 
vital force and universal calling
treading a path of happy destiny

every now and then we find a fossilised form
minute skeleton small reminder
that permanence does not exist
of the past being bygone 
and the future yet to come
as long as life grants us more hours

sometimes there is a bit of amber to be found
majestic tree sap for jewellery and ornaments
treasure gems and relics of measured meter
and the wonderful presence of nature
resonating resin if fortune is kind

occasionally a fish gnawed to the bone
by a seagull like Jonathan Livingston
its meaning as melodious as a Bach symphony
while our strides become a concerto in themselves
the saunter resembles a poem
quietly recited without words
simply flowing to the sound of the waves
of synaesthetic delight with sea stars’ applause
to the magnificent galactic power of 
sun moon and stellar composure

sorrows melt away with each further step
the foreshore fuses between our toes
as the covered bones print a trail
washed away by tidal command

gratitude humility love and compassion
truly not a bone to grind with each other
blessed by a union made in heaven and beyond
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Neumann Avatar
October 23, 2024 at 11:49 PM
That you. I live by the sea and have a wonderful wife. Lots of wishes to you.
Leiser Avatar
October 23, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I love how you intertwine your ideas of love and togetherness with the visuals of bones and the sea. Very creative, with exquisite imagery throughout, Kai! :)
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