These Outer Banks

15 Sep 2014

Deckard
the waves brush steadily along the beach
while gulls glide just inches above them
the Sun still hot this September morning
but I have departed and can only feel the warmth of these seven days behind me
the imprints where I walked now windswept and smooth
the road becomes shorter from home
more distant from this place I so dearly love
a piece of me stays each time I leave
these beautiful shores
these quiet days
these Outer Banks

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Deckard

Deckard

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