As shingle slides upon the shore br this gentle summer night, we stroll, br the great bear pointing to the pole br as if to prove what stars are for. br br A far light winks once then is gone br as shingle slides upon the shore; br impermanence we know is law br and, hand in hand, we wander on br br bemused by moonlight on the sea br and troubled by a distant war; br as shingle slides upon the shore br I turn to you and you to me br br and though, above, the jet-planes roar, br the universe has come to be br a moon that's mirrored in the sea br as shingle slides upon the shore.