the ocean is the color of green stone
with some birds crying as they fly
i watch deborah enter the water
duck under a series of waves
duck under a series of waves
she swims alongside vigorous
bull kelp with strands
bigger than your arm
the bulbs of the kelp bob
so does she
when she comes out
and is shaking the water
from her arms and legs
a bystander says
"that was well timed!"
this beautifully deceptive day
currents give and take
a water can drag you down
my darling puts herself out there
every time she goes
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Portuguese beach, Mendocino
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