they danced at midnight
on a sea-swept isle all coral
haze and lagging rhythms
less than one day’s sail beyond
the bounds of measurable time
into the early morning
hours like embers glow
their rolling hues diffused against
the crumbled walls of a secret
beach embraced by headlands
and a jealous sky they unwrapped
the gifts they carried unfolding
tales half by half attentive
to the rushing surf
each listening awestruck to the sea
hushed and tender whispering
from deep inside the chambered shell
of the other’s upturned heart
(c) 2017, by Hannah Six
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