August 1, 2019Poem
Anniversary blue.
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Anniversary blue.
It is not a pale blue moon
The whisper of spent surf
Lapping at the sea wall
As a Snowy Owl
Circles above white sand
In search of supper
The pause
Between breaths
As a glass tilts
Slowly against salted lips
The anticipation
Of an amber heaven
The drama of a cosmic storm
Stars falling from the sky
As intense as fireworks
In celebration
Of another New Year
The red flare of dawn
Against a backdrop
Of infinity
It is not a loss
Or absence of wonder
It is the absence of you.
It would have been our 31st Wedding Anniversary today.