Taken By The Sea
The
beach has always
Been my place to come
When I needed to think
Clear my thoughts
Or get peace
Each
time I come
I am amazed at the
Beauty and power of the Sea
You can feel her power
As the waves crash against the surf
You can see her intimidating beauty
Just by her sheer size and depth
And the way the sun reflects on her
The
events in my life
And the heartache of a
Recent lost love
Have brought me to my spot
More than ever before
Each
time I come
I sit in the same place
Close, but not in, the surf
Feet buried in the sand
Kissed by the waves
As the tides rolls in
The
cracking of the breakers
The flight of the gulls
Looking for food
The soft breeze off the ocean
And the heavy smell of salt water
Fill my senses
With comfortable thoughts
And tranquillity
As
I sit in the tranquillity
The Beauty of the Sea
It gives me peace
Gives me comfort
As though She talks to me
This
day however
The Sea was different
The air thicker
And so much larger than usual
And the tide
She dared to come in
Much closer than ever before
I
moved to my place in the sand
The
water already
Moved
beyond my almost ever-present
Indentation
left by my previous visits
Today
the Sea was different
I
could feel tension
And conflict
I
could feel
She
had a need to erupt
To
move beyond the calm and tranquillity
She
appeared to have something
Something
deep within her
That
needed to surface
In
that instant
The
skies darkened
Clouds
black with fury
And
red with anger
Filled
the sky
Sea
winds rushed to the shore
Waves
taller than buildings
Just
appeared
One
after another
The
skies cracked
With
rods of light
Striking
the horizon
In
a constant display
Of
awesome energy
Then
the rains came
I
was frozen in place
I
had never seen
Such
a massive downpour
Of
rock sized water balls
The
Sea
She
has brought the pain
Deep
within her to the surface
In
a display of
Fire
and brimstone
I
have never seen before
There
was something in the air
I
could feel a connection with the sea
She
seemed to be talking to me
Wanting
me to know what this was all about
Wanting
me to feel her pain
In
fact, I
could feel her pain
I
too know about
The
turmoil and the conflict deep inside
And
then without notice
She
took me
The
massive waves
Crashed
against the beach
There
was no place for me to go
I
was taken by the Sea
The
storm ended
Almost
as quickly as it came
I
could feel a connection with the Sea
And
for a brief moment
Share her pain
And I understood
The
calm returned
The Sea she settled
The gulls returned
The lovers and romantics
Came out to enjoy
The peacefulness that
Comes after a storm at sea
The skies beautiful with
Vibrant colors of red and orange
As the twilight sun
Cracked through the storm cloud
My
spot in the sand
Had been washed completely
There was no trace
As if I had never been there
But
the Sea and I know
We were connected
For that brief moment in time
I experienced her beauty
Was in awe by her power
I could feel her pain
We touched as if one
For such a long time
I looked to the beach
For comfort and answers
I have come here
For so long dreaming
And looking for peace
Now I know
I will forever have
Peace with the Sea
Written
by DAR
aka crystar
June 28, 2000
especially
for Tammy, sea girl
my true inspiration
copyright 2000
all rights reserved
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