Sunshine

I'm in a dream

In a dream I'm on a beach, lying there in the sand

It's soft, so fine and gentle on my skin

Every grain and every inch in unison, wrapping and covering

In a dream the breeze off the nearby waves

wafts, delicately displacing single strands of hair

and they fall across my forehead and in between my eyelashes

In a dream the perfection of the sun beating

on top of my skin, the sand, the hair, eyelids,

overtakes all other sensation and I am overcome with warm bliss

I'm waking

In waking, the sand comes together part by part,

each individual piece harmonizing into

thread counts and rumpled comforters that enclose and keep

In waking, the salt scent drifts into shallow breaths

the rhythm of lapping water on shores

is being born from lungs instead of depths and blue

In waking, the sun gracing me

remains consistently, there is no change in waking

the tingling and joy, the taste of happiness on my lips stays

I open my eyes.

I kiss you good morning.