Pebbles And Sand Poem by Don MacIver

An amber sunset clings to sea's horizon
Hues of molten lava bathed in coral pastel
Tall masts piercing stillness of unburdoned sky
Gulls in nightful bantor navigate shorelines
Etched in waves' caress amid pebble and sand
Naked toe impressions tell of lovers' pass
Cautious steps in avoidance of nature's things
Tiny crab in petrified scatter abound

Gulf winds drifting in ambient intrusion
A taste of salty maiden mist drifting in
Kelp and driftwood strewn in artful disarray
Markers of tidal discharge, banal existence
Now dotlets of humanity in twilight's glow
Flicker intermittent as stars upon nigh
Sound fails save water's ripple, at last alone
Skipping stones in ambivalent reflections