Ocean Spirit

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we strolled

down sandy streets

lined with homes

bursting with colors

magenta walls

tangerine murals

and soft red bricks

chewing salty taffy

sticky and sweet

as briny breezes

dusted our

salty hair with

sparkling sands

you turned to me

on the corner

of that cobbled street

by the turquoise cafe

with the topaz

rock candies

and blossoming

white honeysuckle

and held

my palms

slipping on

a delicate bracelet

with swirling pinks

and tans on shells

looking at me

in the eyes

and whispered

i love you

though i couldn't

hear you

under the roar

of waves crashing

into the wooden pier

as the lavender

sun dipped under

the navy sea

but i knew

this is what

love feels like

glowing softly

under brass streetlights

as pearly stars

blossomed above

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