SAN FRANCISCO BEACH FRAGMENTS
Ocean Beach again
walking on sand
the sea at my feet
what was it I was looking
for?
called back by some
otherness
in the salt air
close my eyes, breathing out
a prayer
for friends, family, our passing
world
did I pick up a forgotten
word
among crab shells?
was there some memory I left
by these stones
the sea washed over a
minute ago?
I don’t know
I walk a bit more,
stopping to day-dream
closing my eyes again
deep breaths
search within a search
there’s nothing left of
the past
sand covers up names on the
sand
our home by the sea was
sold
I spin around twice
open my eyes look at
other stones waiting for
the sea to cover them
that eternal splash
that baptism…
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