Furled waves of my neighbor beckon me,

chatting across the fence of sand grapevine.

I am finite on the shores of Sea’s infinity.

Sun glares down on me and neighbor Sea

as we fold seaweed and hang it to dry,

whispers of pelicans flying by in formation,

gossiping of gulls kissing streaming ribbons,

sharing the rays of ruby blush across cheeks.

Fragments of disparate souls overlap

in waves of foam and furrowed time

My memory fades but the Sea endures, sharing

courage as I reach for Ocean’s liquid friendship,

quivering for the warmth, bathing in swells

leaving footprints, leading back to the Sea.

She's beautiful as she rises so close to me

She greets me at my door, sparkling with your darling sun

She rages, pounding hard with the temper of the clouds and the moon

She's a goddess and a sin all in one

She's a home to my friends, although they hide in her depths of sorrow and darkness

She's a prison to many losses, many treasures too

She calms, a stillness of simplistic beauty

I stare at her and reflect

She's endless, unbelievable

I can't believe I get to greet her every day, and as her neighbor too

She and I are like siblings, combating for your affection

Yet we are like lovers, colliding and weaving in beauty

So dear Mother, please leave us be

Let us fight in envy and love

Let us grace your creatures with everything you gave us

Let us be unharmed and unbroken

Smile upon us with everything you have

All the love of the land and the sea,

Your children