Rain fell from a black sky
But the sand beneath her
Drank it from existence
And she stood waiting
As the rain fell on her
Face, neck, arms, breasts
Accumulating
As if she was made of wax
Her body was exposed
Naked
And spotted with age
Her hair was long
The color of tarnished nickel
And darkened
As it caught heaven’s drops
The sea churned before her
And the melancholy of night
Dove from the beach
Into the inky black waters
And having waited long enough
She knew what his absence meant
His life was finally fully lived
And the day she rescued him
Would no longer be celebrated
So she walked back into the waves
And waited for home to swallow her
Once and for all
And forevermore
Part of NaBloPoMo and CheerPeppers.com
HASTYWORDS 
Mystery – a story hinted at – lovely
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
They had a story, now it is over.
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Hmm..why do I get this impression it is the darker version of the Little Mermaid..
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I was actually thinking about that. If they met every year and then one day he doesn’t show and she knows his life was done.
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Oo..now THAT makes me think of Pirates of the Caribbean..but..that’s 10 years of waiting…lol.
I feel really good pieces of poetry can lead different people to “see” different things and to branch off into other things..just like this 🙂
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Love and love.
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You are an amazing storyteller.
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Thank you for the confidence boost. 🙂
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Beautifully told, but I can’t tell if the ending is happy or sad!
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I like that it is ambiguous.
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