Envelope soaked through by morning rain
Ink runs red on motel sign and chain
Veranda boards drink water from the sky
Salt air memory won't let me lie
Salt and sand don't mix but here we remain
Lighthouse heart beats through the sun and rain
Letter humming wet against the wood
Each word understood, each word understood
Kerosene thumb prints on fragile page
Storm log entries from a golden age
My salt-stained hand writes coordinates home
Monsoon passes, leaving pavement steaming
Floor tom heartbeat shakes the stucco wall
Fuzz guitar screams down the dusty hall
Vacancy light flickers through the grate
Two strangers share a letter, share a fate
Salt and sand don't mix but here we remain
Lighthouse heart beats through the sun and rain
Letter humming wet against the wood
Each word understood, each word understood
Lamp oil burns in glass beside the bed
Fresnel lens dreams in a restless head
Paper dries but words stay heavy breathing
Keeper watches new horizons teeming
Envelope folds clean inside my coat
Santa Fe sunrise paints the desert throat
