Shoreline

This shoreline spans eternity's edge,
Footprints crowd the sand
And far away seabirds circle
Unloosed from sea and land,

It wasn't winter that killed her
Not the digging, scraping, throwing,
Not the cold, but betrayal,
The harm it brought unknowing

So here arrived, her eyes follow
The birds' aimless flight unplanned
And like the foam atop the surf she bursts
In droplets across the strand