chagall backdrop

This morning’s chill reminds me
that summer is gone as you are

Yet my sandals still hold sand
the roar of distant surf

from our pas de deux
on the beach

under too many stars
seen only
if rarely
at this latitude

a specific tilt of the earth
brings us to this day

an offering on an axis
like a petal revealed
on the palm of a hand

opens slowly
to show you

before the approach
of wind gusts

carries it all
away

© Carlos Chagall, 2013