THE OCEAN

I am not an Ocean
I am THE OCEAN
A Turbulent
C H U R N I N G
Slap you Down
J U M P I N G S A L T Y

KIND OF THE OCEAN
That sees
That seeks
No Shore

But an occasional Raft
That I won’t so much Wreck
But gently ROCK YOU

From One WAVE to the Next
Or the ONE
That never Breaks

I am not an Ocean
I AM THE OCEAN
Waiting for a Fisherman
to drop his nets
or His Guard
and dance on my Tides

I am not a WAVE
I am a SAND SHIFTER
A Hurricane
not to be feared or evacuated
F R O M
but relished
invited
accepted
As a
ONCE UPON THIS TIME
m o m e n t

I AM THE OCEAN
as are You
Meet me at the Perfect Storm
that sports an
everlasting
RAINBOW
with no Pot of Gold
but the entire
undiscovered
ever rich
M I N E