By The Sea

By the sea, by the sea,
where my true love sang with me;
where the summer sun warm’d our skin
(over and over again),
and blue waves crash’d on the shore
(like feelings that crash and roar)
until our day was spent — perfectly
imbibing the world’s great beauty
(in sadness) — how the time went!
too swiftly to capture the scent
(I was overcome) from her perfume
as if only we were in a room,
stranded in our bubble of affection
that saw (with knowing) no imperfection
in the other’s eyes, but only bliss
was the currency of our kiss:
the stars froze (this could not remain),
and our hearts intertwined (in gladness)
as our love (by the sea) was one and the same.