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Shores

by  Jojovits1

Posted: Friday, April 17, 2015
Word Count: 272
Summary: Remembering walking along the beach in the early hours with a good friend years ago and dreaming about the future.
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Shores 
 
By J Newton

Version 4 (there could be even more...sorry!)

I remember dusk-blanketed shores.
Sand, shingle;
freedom beneath our feet.
Laughter, tears at 3am;
Untarnished by life.
 
I still see
the smile in your eyes.
Cloud droplets of magic
lighting the night.
Friendship, secrets shared;
buried in sand.

We believed 
the future shone brightly
in this poisonous filth.
Immortal.
Beautifully innocent
in the moon's benediction.

Version 3

I remember dusk-blanketed shores.
Sand and shingle,
freedom beneath our feet.
Laughter and tears at 3am.
Untarnished by life.
 
I remember the smile in your eyes.
Cloud droplets of magic
lighting up the night.
Friendship and secrets shared;
buried in the sand.

I remember the future shone so brightly
Nothing would keep us from
sparkling

But this poisonous filth
Reality.


Version 2
 
I remember dusk-blanketed shores.
Sand and shingle like freedom beneath our feet.
Laughter and tears at 3am.
Untarnished by life.
 
I remember the smile in your eyes.
Cloud droplets of magic
lighting up the night.
Friendship, secrets shared
and buried in the sand.
 
I remember the future shone
so brightly.
Nothing would keep us
from sparkling
but this poisonous filth,
reality.




Shores
 
By J Newton
 
I remember dusk-blanketed shores.
Sand and shingle like freedom beneath our feet.
Laughter and tears at 3am,
When we were untarnished by life.
 
I remember the smile in your eyes.
Cloud droplets of magic
Lighting up the night.
Friendship and secrets shared in the dark
And buried down deep in the sand.
 
I remember when the future shone
So brightly in the dark.
Nothing would keep us
From sparkling in this poisonous filth.
Nothing but reality.