the breeze is cool off the water
the waves gentle
resting
from a day’s work

we’re walking in wet sand
barefoot
your hair a messy bun

a waxing moon rises
turns the world silver
the sand glows

we kiss
you taste feral
untamed
perfect

we turn
head back towards the cottage
our shadows leading the way

Selected by Raymond Huffman
Larry Houston

Getting older and dodging hurricanes, one storm at a time, in eastern North Carolina.