tides turn to september

setauket harbour~photo by kate lamberg..all rights reserved.. (c) '13

but truly we have september...
in the palms of our hands  
we've just begun to share
plenitude pouring on quieter beaches--

cooler evenings soothe
the savage burning of summer-- 
the expectations of an undying love
 seeping into every wetted scoop of sand

we walked upon in july--
making honest  friends of hearts desires----
on hold  for an eternity is an eternity----
no getting around that dear soul    

who as opal, to my ruby heart 
rises as a gilded starfish
never to be known as anything but
my one true love who, along with me,

worships..the simple sound of water.....

whooshing against rowboats, 
and the song of wind gently skipping
through the tight skirts of sails .
as we trudge forward---  

all baggage thrown over port side--- 
to nourish other water fowl--and allow
our travels to be lighter... barely skimming
the glassy  surface of brackish waters...

our eyes lit by the same marine magic    ...
. so be the prayer to get us  where we so desire
sea green foam on  water's edge, coupled with the wind,  
striking hard upon the earth.. our inescapable fire...

~kate lamberg~..(c)all rights reserved..'13