Beaches are scented with the dawn of Time. I stood on a thin line between land and drowning. Mermaid foam licked my toes. Ageless voices thundered in waves.
I only heard one voice.
Yours.
When you said hello.
And I smiled a hi.
Water oozed through sand. It softened my heart.
Does a foolish man build his house upon sand?
I staked my claim along the whimsy of the in between. Not land. Or water. A place where I could hear you. Even if it meant parting waves. Exploring forgotten places buried under rocks and seaweed. I held my breath until fireworks rocketed behind my eyes.
Did I die to find you? Isn’t that what we do, when we merge ourselves into another?
To many more decades and whatever comes beyond. I love you, MTM.
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Pictures from Mystery Bay. Because it’s a mystery: Andra Watkins Tumblr
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28 Comments
Happy anniversary!
Happy anniversary and many more.
Beautiful writing…:-)
Happy Anniversary! And you’re becoming a poet. …
Sweetness. Love rocks.
Happy Anniversary to Andra and MTM. Here’s to both of you spending many more years on the beach.
<3
Happy Day!
🙂
Best wishes for many more anniversaries on the beach, Andra!
Happy Anniversary, Andra + MTM! <3
Happy Anniversary! This post was so special!
happy anniversary to the both of you )
Ooh, glad I caught this, Andra! Happy Anniversary to you both.
Happy anniversary and happy dad day to yours, A.
beautiful anniversary prose. Happy anniversary.
Happy Anniversary!!!
A beautiful “poem” of words! And a very happy anniversary to two particularly special people!
Happy Anniversary Andra and MTM, may you be blessed with a lifetime of happiness xx
MTM, have you also been reading Sandman?
I am late to the party as usual but YES, Happy Anniversary
Beautiful, Andra – and many, many more anniversaries.
That was so sweet.
Happy Anniversary to both of you!!! ♥
When we became as one, our dreams did so,
three times forward, three times backward.
The tree of hope will surely show.
Happy, Happy Anniversary to you both.
Wishing you many more years of love, laughter and light together.
(love that Hall & Oates song too!)
So beautiful it brought tears to my eyes…and because I adore you guys so much…I let them go on their journey down my cheeks to drop off my chin.
That was glorious; I love how the imagery of beaches scented with the dawn of time feels so correct.
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