Cape May

Moment in time on the Jersey Shore

 

Cape May

Look down the beach line

take it all in,

the waves rolling  

foamy mouths,

dying to end their long journey

committed to their final death spiral

flattening themselves

prostrate to their shore God

inching and uncoiling up the beach

till another brother comes in.

 

The sun setting over the horizon

fatal orange glow

dark purple hues that stretch

horizon to horizon

you looked up slowly

darker hues blend

give way to light yellow.

 

Kids, parents, gone for the day

back in their hotel rooms

ready for early night time events

boardwalk jockeys

playing games they will never win

funnel cakes and stomach aches.

 

Ardent romantic couples

Slow, steady pace,

looking into each other’s eyes,

holding hands

bursts of giggling and chasing.

 

Walking along tree lines

up and over the berm

20 feet higher than the beach

smell of surf, fish and Pine

vibrantly alive.

 

Taking in the moments

remembrance and savor

considering nothing, living everything.