Lost Coastlines

so many
smiles
and kisses

so many
stood here

or just out
where here
used to be

stood
here
and watched the sun
kiss good bye

while they
kissed
hello
and for always

their rocks
now
are at best
a beach below

indestructible

so many
find their final graves
but all
were once at love
and at odds with ever wanting to die

so many--
add all the days together
--have stood here

or well
a bit
further out

where I see the ice plant
and asphalt fall away
was a parking lot
a road
and a side walk

and many memories
once firm

even some houses
and all the life made whole within

so many
watching the sun fade away
and having a kiss

a kiss
that leads
to love
and family
and all sorts of years
intertwined

so many
smiles
stood just here
here

here
for their moment
in memory

kisses
shall they
live long
and sow love
from beach to cliff
to any heart
and all