For I am a little girl scampering barefoot
On the crunchy sandy beach
Toes squeaking in moist delight,
Shallow foot prints, breath-long each
Disappearing beneath a foamy accordion
Behind the bay, a turquoise tide pool
Sea turtles lay basking in the sun
They slide into the waters, silky, cool
The soft sand at the bottom of the pool
Glistening like melted innocence.
I race up the cliffside rocks
Weeds, thickets and thorny brambles
Up and up I reach a mountain tarn
Cobalt blue enzians rim its edges
Buttercups and fireweeds, poppies and bellflowers
Teasing the wind, swirling in ecstasy
On the eastern horizon, a grey hut of stone
Lone, silent, dark and alone
Tonight I sleep beneath the glorious sky
My head resting on the grassy knoll
Moments from now, the stars will emerge
As the spilled cherry cream of the setting sun
Sinks into the depths of the ocean's whorls
Tonight I will sleep with the naughty stars
Winking, dancing, wild and untamed
Peaceful, rested, free and unclaimed
Cradled by the cosmos' demulcent glove
Enveloped in an infinite gossamer of love.
