Ocean Love

Venerable steadfast fog

unwavering grace

cloaks

furious power

tide pools of serenity

Rampant majesty

engulfing beauty

crashes

saltysweet kisses

of misty spray

Advancing; receding

infinite sand

gobbled

regurgitated

recycled forevermore

California Coast - North of Big Sur 2007

Rivulet waterfalls nibble at rocks

unmoved sentinels

pounded

bathed

refreshed by the surf

Bittercold raw

sand-flea nibbled ankles

chased

and slapped

to icy scarlet

Carefree laughter of children

scampering just out of grasp

implores

us to embrace life

good and bad, each day

Pulsating

goldengreen curls

descend

to alabaster ribbons

on the shore

Dancing

mist carried rainbows

ascend

high above

lichen covered coppergreen rocks

Sonoma Coast, CA. 2008

poem © 2002