How uncelebratory is residue from a previous year?
discarded
upon sparkling sand lay
awash in salt , ocean spray.
seems serene in midday sleep
peace purchased steep
severed hopes , silent tears
wrung dry dint of useless years.
left behind no regrets—
perpetual pain , open threats.
relief late defeat
until cycle complete.
each summer's constant sun still burns
above screech of squabbling terns
, though tides wax , wane
still rise , fall ease no pain.
still bathed in ocean spray today
sand remembers lay.
discarded upon sparkling sand lay awash in salt , ocean spray. seems serene in midday sleep peace purchased steep severed hopes , silent tears wrung dry dint of useless years. left behind no regrets— perpetual pain , open threats. relief late is...
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