Song to the Sea

If you listen close, you can hear her song

Blowing in the winds by the ocean.

A soft melody sung with no cares.

She sings her song to the sea.

Her songs aren’t sad.

This is her place of solitude.

A child’s place to dream.

Where from her heart she gives this gift

An exchange with the elements

Her song for some peace.

She doesn’t notice the hours fly by.

Absorbing the beauty that surrounds her.

The whooshing of the waves

As they crash upon the shore

The warmth and softness

of the sand between her toes.

The smell and taste of the salt upon her lips

A gift from the wind

As it gently dances across her skin

She contemplates what has been

And what she might someday be.

She can hear her mother calling.

But one more minute

One more song

Just a sweet lullaby.

Sung to the sun

As it disappears from the sky.

But the years have passed.

And although that little girl is no longer there.

If you find yourself close to the ocean

I encourage you to take a moment.

Feel the sand’s warmth between your toes.

Taste the wind’s salty kiss upon your lips.

And then,

Close your eyes and listen.

You will still hear.

Her soft melody

Carried in the breeze.

Memories of her song to the sea.