Like a distant ocean swell

Upon your shores, I hear your breath

Rolling in the constant from the horizon

And upon the sandy sounds.

I see myself running to you

Tumbling rolling in slow motion

As if trapped in an ocean curl

I land on my feet to look in your eyes

I am engulfed by the sight of you.

I am by your side under your skin

So close you touch my own

And the scent of wildflowers

Late summer fruit and ocean spray.

There, after sunset, I saw starlight fade

The moonlight speared through the heavens

And the mountains shadowed your horizon

Against the heavy hand of sleep

Only the thought of you brightened my way.

The driving rain pummeling nature

The cold night air passed

Frosting the heat of the day-long asleep

Clouds of mist and fog weigh the hand of sleep

And the thought of you clears the way.

The deer and the wolf flashed and faded into the night

Like a moment captured and released to flight

In the next second sped through the rain

And distant night weighing further the hand of sleep

I think of you, smile, and find myself home.