Beach

Beach I

The beach speaks to me
Shares the day’s secrets
Toes wedged into sand
I am reminded of the universe
With its infinite beauty
And infinite possibility
Speckles of sand
Poured from my delicate grasp
Drift into the wind
Carried away
To another place and time
Crashing waves
Feel like the waves of my heart
Of my being
Wilding slapping the shore
Each one different
Never the same beat
The sun nourishes
Feeds my insatiable appetite for warmth
I lay open to receive
Winds caress my cheek
The sweet divine lingers
Thoughts float away
Like clouds in the expansive sky
Not holding on
Looseness in my body
Stillness in my breath
Heart gaping like the sea’s waters
I am floating....
Floating.....
Floating away
Drifting into a dream
Where truth is revealed
Where nothing exists
But the soul’s connectedness



Beach II

Walk out into the sand
Stare out into the azure horizon
Be moved, in awe
At the grandeur of God
His creation of life
Blessed to feel the grainy sands
Burning saltwater in eyes
Lifted by the sweeping shores
Gliding atop eternal waters
Vastness surrounds
Drunk on sunshine
The mind empties
The heart explodes



Beach III

Life’s problems can be solved
By sitting at the beach
Meditative sound of water’s swell
Sunshine on skin
Seduction of sand to play
No worrisome burdens
Nothing to do
But sit
Be still and silent
Drawing in the salty smells
Answers revealed
Without effort
Without the mind’s fruitless searching
God speaks directly
Through the waves
Crashing onto the crooked edges of shore
White foamy bubbles left behind
Covering tiny rocks and seashell bits
Pure, alive existence felt
The simplicity of the moment
Sit
Be still and silent
The beach with answer