Out of the Night

Waves murmur,

Tumble, swell and tease,

As twilight falls upon the beach.

Dusk slowly weaves a subtle spell

Of brine and bliss

And timelessness

Dissolved

 Into a sea-wrapped kiss

Of spiral gleams and mermaid dreams.

An old enchantment, this one is;

The sweet caress

Of secret things,

And fingertips

Of breeze-brought myth and

Promises the darkness brings.

 Forgotten tales steeped in delight;

Out of the night,

The ocean sings.