Sea Turtle, Part IX

IX

I woke to find myself
in a patch of sea grass,
just as the moon was rising.

Without thinking, I sang to her
a song I did not know.
She sang it back to me,
adding another part.
I sang that back to her, too and
for a moment,
just a moment ...
I saw a trail of stars
encircle the moon
and then fly off into the darkness,
a blur of color
vanishing.
I wondered if it was a Vision
or if it had really happened.

I smiled deeply.
It did not matter.
In my heart she was there.