Sigh of Whispers

Taking one step at a time

     sailing vessel toward promise

     struggling to find the joy within

     moon intertwines with the sea

Taking one step at a time

     footprints of my journey

     salt-encrusted banks of life

     shored up by sea oats

Taking one step at a time

     butterscotch moon smudged

     by my aqueous tears

     crushed fantasies transformed

Taking one step at a time

     wandering beneath diamond stars

     shining like bulbs, cracking

     misty web of fog

Taking one step at a time

     shadows spun by dawn

     deserted in the sand

     life’s troth leading way

Taking one step at a time

     embers of new beginning

     smoldering pillars of tenacity

     leaving thin air of the past

A solo journey led by the sigh of whispers.