Outofsight

A line smudged and fading
lies drawn in the sand
      tide and time ambiguous
unrecognized by this hand

A dim light scarcely flickers
      in darkest lonely void
beyond a rolling swell
      too far distant to tell
if it might have been your
      last farewell
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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