A quote: “They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world’s
A sunny day, oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don’t take my Kodachrome away” ~~ Paul Simon

I’ll start with a story …

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Will you look at this, Kathy! 1972 Zuma Beach and, holy Mary, mother of God, you were hot!

Oh, don’t look at me like that, I see you blushing while trying that scowl. Dayum, woman, we were so young. Not that we knew it then. Even the future faded in the bright light of that summer.

Yes, the chest I had back then has slid to my waist and what hair I have left is white …

But you? I still see that long hair blowing in the breeze. I can smell the salt and Coppertone every time we kiss, just like that summer. Through all our years, all our moves, the beach was always just around the corner.

I can almost touch that year. Hear the waves in the quiet hours of the night. Feel the sunlight warming your skin when I touch your arm. I see the shoreline stretching into infinity when I look in your eyes.

Now, packing up the house, I finally find this picture of you. God blessed me, dear.

There’ll be no ghosts for the next family here. I take you with me, in my hand, in my heart.

Until we meet again.

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Now, it’s your turn.
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.featured image, cropped and modified, Adobe Stock standard license.