Where the Desert meets the Sea ...

The soft muted blue of the sky at dusk

Is soon streaked with a blaze of colours

Hues of purple, orange and red

As the sun sets over the sea

I stand at the water’s edge

This oasis at the desert’s edge

The sand is wet and cool

As little ripples of foam

Wash over my feet

And tickle as they rush back to the sea

The soft breeze that whispers

In the trees at evening

Carries with it the scent of flowers

And the salt of the sea

It caresses my face

And blows my hair about

Blowing the sheer fabric

Of my gown tightly against my skin

Then blowing the fabric around
Like the sails of a ship at sea

I look to the dark sky

It is now the deepest of blue

Punctuated with a myriad

Of sparkling stars

The silver moonlight

Lights my way as I walk

Along the sandy shore

And through the perfumed flowers

Of the tropical sea-side garden

I return to my room on the beach

Through the light drapes

Either side of the open door

Moving like sails in the sea breeze

As I lay on the bed

In the moonlight

Drifting in and out of slumber

Recalling the events of the day

Remembering the golden sand

The heat of the sun

The scents of the day

Remembering the cool of the water

As it enveloped my body

So clear and fresh, the colour of aqua

As I swam, so cool, rippling against my skin

Salty water and tiny bubbles

Such a liberating feeling of weightlessness

Soon I drift off to sleep

Listening to the waves

As they gently ebb and flow

The song of the waves

As they softly lap the sandy shore…

Poem - Dianne Dawes ... ♥

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