Shades of Twilight

On the beach all was quiet

colors were beginning to caress

the darkness with pastel shades

Shadows that came with

the first tentacles of twilight

began braiding across the sand

scurrying ahead

of waves gentle hands

A soft billowing breeze

smoothing my skirt

  admitting a gust to tussle the fire

capturing my thoughts

within the hypnotic flames

Tossing them aside

as sand absorbed spent dreams

of unfulfilled promises

washed clean with the tide

Trying to shake off the nostalgia

spilling into every flickering shadow

a wisp of his scent

arranged itself around me

bringing a burst of clarity

Nudging emotions aside

inhaling the peaceful night

as the sounds of contentment

lapped against the silent shore

© Carole Mathys

November 15, 2009