We left our marks on golden sand
Meandering on summer days
Made heated love under the dunes
Confessed our love at dawn of day
but love-like prints can wash away
with turning, teasing hands of time
a war had called your name to serve
and left you did that very day
these prints are now mine alone
a hui hoi kakaou, until we meet again.
Digital art by Iquanain moon it’s one shoot Sunday at one Stop Poetry. Here’s mine where’s yours?
Musings and Smatterings 
We sometimes have to grow up separated to understand what it takes to grow up together.
I like the final line, it’s filled with the purest hope.
Kisses beautiful girl! =*
Thanks Kenia, could have said so much more here, but thought like the photo it was best to keep it simple
A tropical flair to your response; also emotional with a nice flow to it, moving from love to war rather swiftly. I’m left with an impression of both sadness and hope. Very nice work on the prompt, Shan.
Hawaiian! Title means goodby…and she’s hoping to meet again after death…I think 😀
War…it separates quite often…hui hoi kakaou …hope so.
Hawaiian is such a nice language to play with, there is a sense of longing even just reading the words. Thanks for your visit Jerry
“but love-like prints can wash away, with turning, teasing hands of time”
Awesome line. I liked the theme 🙂
your poem reminded me of pearl harbour shan – the love and the having to leave for war and maybe never come back.. sad stories..thousands of them…well written
Footprints on sand suggest the temporary – they’re so easily washed away. Love can be, too, but this poem has a kind of wistfulness about it, that there is regret for a love lost. Nice one.
I loved the call to way, and the gimmer of pulled heartstrings, love in the sand… lovely :o)
I could read this poem a thousand times. I love the imagery, and twist. It’s beautifully written.
oo sad
evocative write…the call to duty greater than that of love…to fight, to die, to never return…
Lovely with a bit of sadness. Well done!
beautiful, Shan! wistful, poignant, bittersweet memories. LOVE it! LOVE you! ♥
how many languages do you know/speak?
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Awww… beautiful yet sad… why does it have to end this way? (sigh)
Really liked the way you paced this poem… it made love linger on throughout…which was really really nice!