Today's word is "osculate" ... OS-kyuh-leyt ... to kiss; to bring into close contact or union.
Calm
A swoop of gulls lands on the sandy shore.
In unison they face out to the lake and drink,
like bobble-head birds in a long car window.
The lake whispers this late august night,
the sun obscured by low-slung clouds ...
mere minutes remain until it osculates the horizon
and sinks completely out of sight.
A lone swimmer floats calmly on her back,
her slight hand movements keeping her on the surface.
A bride in her gown, wet from the water,
Works her way up the dune from a photo shoot.
We joke her many pictures will end up in
A cardboard box someday, as ours have.
The air cools. We blend into our sweatshirts.
Childrens' voices drift down from the swings
and slides where they are slaying dragons.
Last days of summer hold a special magic,
their last breath a peace and a comfort.
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2014
Calm
A swoop of gulls lands on the sandy shore.
In unison they face out to the lake and drink,
like bobble-head birds in a long car window.
The lake whispers this late august night,
the sun obscured by low-slung clouds ...
mere minutes remain until it osculates the horizon
and sinks completely out of sight.
A lone swimmer floats calmly on her back,
her slight hand movements keeping her on the surface.
A bride in her gown, wet from the water,
Works her way up the dune from a photo shoot.
We joke her many pictures will end up in
A cardboard box someday, as ours have.
The air cools. We blend into our sweatshirts.
Childrens' voices drift down from the swings
and slides where they are slaying dragons.
Last days of summer hold a special magic,
their last breath a peace and a comfort.
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2014
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