Sanibel Island low tide before sunrise
still night sky waning crescent moon
so many stars in the blackness
it is hard to look down from this
did I come to search for shells or
hear the gentle lapping of the water
after the storm of last night or
marvel in the quiet of the air
a few others with their lights
shining down among the sand and shells
are searching in the low tide pool
small beacons along the beach
this moment when God said look at the sand
then God said see the stars
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