Moment In the Sun

Do you remember going to Bald Head Island? Must have been 13 years ago now. Well, I finally went back & the wind off the ocean was working overtime. It was blowing in streams, kicking the dunes around like paper. When I stood up out of my chair, I caught the stream square in my sternum. It pushed me back 2 inches, 2 feet 10 feet, 10 years–when time still hadn’t ground the pink and yellow seashells down into brown sand. When you were still alive. It took me a moment to realize where I was. I couldn’t see my chair anymore, couldn’t see the waves. I took one step forward then another, 2 feet forward, 10 feet, 10 years. and I looked up through the breeze, into the setting sun and caught a glimpse of you smiling. It was nice to see you again, even if it was just for a moment.