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Disasters, Delights and Other Detours - 58. On the Bridge
On the Bridge
We met upon the bridge
you and I,
one walking through the high grass,
while a thousand long beards whispered disapproval against bare biceps,
the other scuffing brown and orange leaves which gossiped
and blushed at what they heard.
As equals we leant against the railing,
near the middle, where last February’s sand washed up.
The breeze spoke from the southwest, promising a change,
and our songs floated, so different yet alike,
on night scents of warm earth and the farm up the hill,
their lyrics written on rain washed and sun-bleached moments
stolen from safe places when no one watched
except the incurious crows.
We stood still,
shoulders and arms knowing the season had changed,
yet still savoring the spinning stars,
all banter drowned out by a loud moon
laughing at a timeless joke told by rippled waters
flowing forever beneath our feet
to the restless sea.
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