Sea Breezes

Silent breezes

tease a sheer curtain

in the seaside cottage.

Seagull cries

blend with waves

lap…lap…lapping

on the shore.

Mingling scents

of seaweed

and garden roses

calm the senses.

At dusk the sky is brushed

with purple and red,

intensifying with each stroke

as the hues spill into the bay.

Across the island

a snow capped mountain

becomes cotton candy pink

as the moon rises behind

silhouetted trumpeter swans

on their journey to water.

Sea breezes

whisper secrets

through fir and madrona trees

as retiring waves say goodnight

to the shore.

                        ©2011 Laura Crumm