Quiet,

That’s the only way to describe what it’s like when you're underwater.

Slowly sinking lower and lower into the calming water. It feels like your weightless.

If you clear your mind, you can make just the couple minutes of holding your breath feel like hours.

Just existing,

As I softly land on the bottom.

There's nothing in that moment that could make me feel like I was so truly alone, but so completely safe and surrounded all at once.

I stand on the shore,

Feet sinking slowly into the golden sand

The damp grains pool between my toes,

Keeping them cool as harsh sunlight

Pours down like a rainstorm

The scent of salt, crisp and clear,

Lingers in the air,

Carried on a gentle breeze

I move closer, feeling water spray

Softly against my drying skin

The ocean is serene,

Waves merely tickling the sand,

Meeting in a kind embrace

As I look around,

Taking everything in,

Every scent, every sight, every emotion,

I can't help but think,

There's no where I'd rather be

Than surrounded by this seaside beauty

Among the Oak and Sycamore

Where gentle breezes kiss

A dandelion, I wish and blow

The wind takes it adrift

Wild apples, plenty, ripening

Sweet aroma draws me near

I pass bright sunflowers, bathing

In the heaven’s atmosphere

Bouquets of blossomed beauty

Alight the path I step

Where tall grass tickles me

With a soft and sweet caress

The cascades subtle trickle

Is faintly heard from here

Where flora is much thicker;

Abundant with water near

An arbor of the oaks

Shades from Summer’s sun

I cross the river rock

Where the water rarely runs

Through overgrowth of ivy

I step ’cross mossy stones

There, beyond, I see

Swiftly, the creek is flowin’

Near the edge I stop,

A perfect place to rest

The air is thick and hot

My reward; creek’s chilliness

I wade the crystal water

So clear, my feet ’top stones

I step a little further

’Til a chill runs through my bones

Ah, the sweet refreshment

This pool that cools me down

My place of sentiment

Fond memories swirl around

Gushing, stirring waterfalls;

Loud quiets all my mind

I drown among the echoes

And silencing of time

Every care is swept away

My reflection, soul, anew

A dam that holds the worries bay

And clears my point of view

The sun begins to flicker

Lumen rays dance through the leaves

I know sunset is nearer

Heavy sighs as I must leave

My heart abides here, always

This creek flows in my veins

Adjoined here on this summer day

My essence is serene

photo credit:

Christopher Martin photography

Shares its boredom

By way of constantly kissing the ocean every time it comes close.

The shore never moves but can be sure if the return of the waves.

As they crash into the waiting arms of the beach,

As if to say

“Wow! That was a long jaunt.”

As if he has a world of escapades to share with the shore,

As she anticipates the the tomfoolery of the the water running away from the frozen desert of the arctic.

And more yet to be told but...

The serenity; the peace

Of the sea and the shore whispering their

Undying love for each other.

What a beautiful sight

To see this expression of endurance

Calming the soul in ways inexplicable