Laguna Beach

laguna beach

its been 32 years since i smelled

the acrid air of the kelpie pacific sea there

its been too long since i met the rolling wave

and watched the mystical sun set into a red horizon

i once walked the beach as the twilight faded

and watched the gossamer fog form midair

and the aroma of the the briny ebb tide

wafted lazy through the air and in my mind

only the sparkle of the chosen were there

in their clifftop rambles of cabinry

only the music of dim tuned radios

vibrated in wavering columns from above

i saw my face in the brackish tidepool

and saw the scrawl of natures finger there

i imagined the ghosts of long dead mariners

looking from the tide pools dark shroud

the chill of the ocean air at once rushed thru me

and i turned away from the rushing surf

and set about the steep ascent up the cliffs

casting a final glance at the hazy horizon

boise oct 2003

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