Summer Time Friend

Call it a summer fling
If you will,
But what we had
Was extraordinary.
We were both young
And so alive,
Fully expressed,
And passionately free
Without a care
In the world.
Each of us was
Momentarily escaping
The rigors
Of collegiate studies,
You from your world
And me from mine.
I first saw you
Walking alone
Along the sands
Of the beach
Enjoying the wind
Blowing through your hair,
And the feel of the waves
Tickling your feet.
It was so blissfully easy
Falling in step with you
Matching you pace for pace.
Your smile said it all
And nothing else
Needed to be said
As we walked together
Wordlessly down the beach.
We never left
Each other’s side
That entire summer.
We melted into each other,
And let the warmth
Of the summer sun
Stoke the fires of our passion.
We walked that beach
Countless times,
Sometimes
In the early morning,
And sometimes
Late at night
By the light of the moon.
We played in the surf
And hunted seashells together.
We chased crabs
As they scurried
Along the beach
And built castles
In the sand.
Then almost as quickly
As it began,
It ended
With you going off
To your world
And me to mine
So that we each
Could continue our studies.
I wanted to hold
Onto what we had,
To never let it go,
To have you forever,
But that was not to be.
We each got involved
In our studies
And never communicated
After that
Until a couple years later
When I received the note
That you were
Getting married.
I hope the kids
You someday have
Will capture your
Serenity of spirit,
Peaceful easy going ways
And angelic good looks.
Take them to play
On that beach
Where we met
And remember me
As I remember you.
Thanks for the memories.