Ocean Spirit

i. kites in the sky

soft river

rushing down

pebbled shores

brushing olive grasses

bristly stalks

dripping with

shimmering dew

golden daylight

shining on

glowing lime tents

crackling campfire

tangerine sparks hopping

grey ashes fluttering

flickering scarlett flames

smoky aroma wafting

through dark green

spruce woodland

as songbirds chirp

with crimson sunrises

we hiked

down sandy trails

your coarse stick

dragging jagged lines

dust thistles

blooming under

pale white pines

and prickly juniper

shrublands speckled

with tawny boulders

and lavender lupines

shuffling through

coastline sands

dotted with

clumps of jade grass

streaks of tan

with cheap sandals

cold sea winds

sending shivers

down my spine

as i lean

closer into you

feeling your warm

chest against mine

what are we

doing over here

i asked

you opened your

weather-worn pack

unfurling bright fabric

we're flying these

you said

unspooling string

wings unfurling

and we ran

down damp shores

wet sand

sprinkling my toes

sea froth curling

around our indents

in the sand

the vivid fabrics

soared above

the roaring waves

the squawking gulls

the dandelion

puff clouds tinted

coral pink

fluttering like

a cyan butterfly

and that's how

you make me feel

flitting above

stormy waves

only calm

cerulean skies

and your

dancing colors

kites in the sky