BLUE MOON
On our walk we watch egrets Land silently to wade shallow waters. You make bird sounds Until they hear us and fly off. I remind them that soon fishermen will come to catch and release.
I remember the beach where the tide rises and falls, like our lives, leaving rippled pathways to the sea where thousands of shells wait to be gathered or tossed aside. Our feet were always cold or sandy those days.
But all things come and go. Storms lash us and then leave us breathless. We look up to see endless stars and count them like white chocolate kisses Until they disappear behind a cloud. It’s a full moon tonight soft and forgiving ushering out the day. Once in a blue moon we lived our lives. A new world is coming.
