summer stars
they flowed in waves of light
They gathered on the longest night of summer stars. Mermaid girls on the hotel lawn, fishtails shimmering. Boys standing tall in suits, stretching their shoulders, calling to one another in gentle voices.
A summer ball on the solstice night, gathering of youth, joy and promise.
Dipping beams glittered the scales of the dresses of the sea princesses. Stil…
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