In the exhaustion
of sunlight and water
I see you like a shimmer
on the waves
going out and coming in
to drench my toes
with wet kisses.
You make me crinkle
in the light of your smile.
I keep your pile of shells here.
We sit, drinking in the last of the light.
Suzy Wedeward lives near West Bend, Wisconsin with her husband. They have three grown children and enjoy traveling to see them. Suzy’s poems have appeared in Pyrite and Creative Wisconsin magazine. She has won the Jade Ring prize for poetry from the Wisconsin Writers Association.
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