in which heaven and earth collide while the sun slips by

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At first there was only you ahead,

your silhouette racing as the colors bled

from a partly cloudy sky.

We tumbled out onto the sand

and you ran into the fading light

while I slowed to catch my breath;

the beauty of this sight -

the rich pearlescent hues that you could

wade and stumble into -

the mirror of the sand, the feel of your hand

in mine as you returned with elation,

and we stood in this creation of the world

where the blue waves crashed,

where the sun dipped past

the horizon, where the only thing fastening

the sea to sky

was you and I.

 

(Sunset at Oswald West State Park in Oregon. For the Flickr On Location group, a very short video of this scene may be found here.)

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