Ocean Beauty

 

He stands still with a rose in his hand

His bare feet dug deep within the white sand

He looks out towards the horizon

The sun slowly begins risin’

A gash of crimson scrapes the empty sky

A white dove flies by

The golden explosion fills the surroundings

The auburn warmth makes his heart start pounding

The black sea becomes a deep indigo

And the waves and ripples begin to flow

He stood still high atop a sand dune

And softly hummed a familiar tune

He thought back of the days he came here with Dorothy

As he held the rose up to his nose

He smelled the sweet scent

Unable not to repent

He wished so much for Dorothy to be there

In his heart he knew it wasn’t fair

Yet she was old and she was ill

Her time was true to fill

The clouds spread out through the ambiance

They looked as if they were an entrance

The clouds covered the sky like a frosting

And the ocean mist filled the air like a dusting

Dorothy loved it here

He knew she was near

Because she would always be in a place so beautiful

A place they had shared together so many times before

Right there at that gorgeous ocean shore

With their bare feet dug deep within the sand

And with a rose in each of their hands

 

                        Jake Belmont 10-28-01