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notes from the heartArchive for dream
the Invitation
Laying half covered
down caressing my chin,
I feel the cool ocean breeze
surround me in hushed tones.
My hand holds my dogs paw.
She snuggles against the part of me
the blanket cannot reach.
We breathe as one.
Waves whisper and invite
just beyond my window
where they lull and soothe
this weary traveler.
Drawn up as if through a straw
I slide out of my exhaustion
onto the wind,
leaving my clothes in a pool on the bed.
Circling and diving I join the gulls
in their white feathered tutus.
We dance over moonlit cliffs.
Lighter than air we perform our midnight ballet
in the spaces where the cresting waves
and the stars touch.
I skid across wet sand leaving crescent shapes
that adorn the beach and disappear into the surf.
My soul is renewed in this place of my ancestry.
Fill my lungs with salt spray
and cover me with the particles worn
from my rocky lineage…
I am home. I am free.
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