June Day

A warm June day, the stars were aligned

We walked softly together on white sands

We did not know what we had come to find

You kneeled, then placed a starfish in my hands

The wind was gentle though it tossed my hair

I began to run along the curved beach

Breathless, laughing, peculiarly aware,

Awkward, unable to let my mind reach

Unable to imagine that love could be--

Unsure if I could even sing that song

The sky was vast, waves crashed, setting foam free

Could it be? Could you and I always belong?

I looked back to meet your eyes and close you drew

The sun set on us both, and then I knew