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Santa Cruz Streets

May 5, 2013
By Mekalynrose GOLD, Ventura, California
Mekalynrose GOLD, Ventura, California
13 articles 24 photos 6 comments

Like stallions, we race, along Santa Cruz streets,
As the shadows of the day sink away to the shore,
With ecstasy, we leap, to the snow-white sand that echoes soft beats,
Where waters stained turquoise mimic tales of lore,
The sun is descending and the sky is tinged gold,
As we are carried, in tender grasp, by the docile tide,
Our salted skin is kissed with subtle cold,
As we ride, pacified by cheerful cries,
In the stillest of moments, there emerges a creature,
Adorned in a coat of silk, the sea lion roars a great story,
We emerge from the depths with the words of this sea preacher,
Bound to the earth and yet, we are free,
But alas, the day grows weary and the sun is swept away,
Like stallions, we race, along Santa Cruz streets, to play another day.


The author's comments:
This is based on an amazing memory I had while on a National Geographic Student Expedition to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. This island was called Santa Cruz.

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