words within
snow falls outside my window
a world you do not see
tears chill my cheeks
spring revels in ocean city
lifeguard stands at night
we know every storefront on the boardwalk
closed out of season
teasing slumber away with nudges
you chide with eyes i nestle into
then kissing my fingers
we return to sleep
lazy and lost
sandcastles
drip drip we add another spire
summer rain catches us chasing the bus up asbury
with soggy laughs we wave it on
too late for dinner tonight
the world withdraws
and ticks clock the hours by
asphodel and lilac
stark
among the red yellow and green still
falling from trees
lend you a rainbow's grace
i go down to the sea
winter's fog masks the sand
waves roll
dull and incessant