NIGHT ON THE BEACH

The last light of day
Is slowly fading away,
As the warm ocean air
Dances lithely through our hair.

Twinkling from afar
Are the first glittering stars,
And suspended like a balloon
Glows the silvery summer moon.

Watching the waves crash and break,
And hearing the gentle sounds they make,
We sit quietly on the sand
Where the ocean touches land.

The moon's flaxen reflection
Stretches from shore to horizon
To the far-away flashing blips
Of some lonely passing ships.

Summer tourists are sparse and few
With the Milky Way now in view.
No place to go and hours to kill,
It's as if time is standing still.

Around the jetties and the bay
The languid ocean swirls and plays.
Where once we felt cold and disheartened,
Cares of this world were soon forgotten.

The night was spent and morning came;
Colors of the sunrise set the sky aflame.
Troubles were diminished and hope within reach
All because of our night on the beach.