The Top

The lovers two spiraled about each other
wobbling swiftly and spinning

two blue stars painted upon a old wooden top
flecked with red and white

oak worn smooth by the
hands of children on the floor
and in the sunlight

this was a gift from grandpa

flowers in a jar
set in the open window
facing the ocean

these were a gift from grandma

linen and sand and
grass and salt and
bottleglass

they both loved the ocean
and in doing so, they
never argued the rest of their
tidal seaside days