a crab in a rock pool

tiny tremulous creatures

await the next tide

dolphins delight us

dive under our bows then leap

sleek bodies, sea spray

retreating tide leaves

a pattern of scattered shells,

sounds of settling sand

a boat on the sand

hauled ashore barnacle clad

scraping and singing

light touch on my arm

a hand seeking fingertips

a heart skips a beat

reading and writing

about love, where words evoke

the feeling itself

a chance encounter

a supermarket carpark

diminishing odds

talking to a friend

grinding along every day

uncertain future

the full moon rising

rosy faced from sun’s last kiss

a curtain of clouds

desire burning hot

sleep slips into wakefulness

dreams sliding away