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one night on the beach

i said to you

our shoes in the sand

your hand in my hand

in a trance of truth


i said to you

my best inner secrets

as the sun set

and a light breeze

caught your brown hair

remarkable


i said to you

touching your cheek with care

like a leaf

whispering what

i should have said

years ago


there is love that

may be delayed

but not denied


true then, true on that beach.

true still.



-- douglas brent smith


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