Before me
The Atlantic Ocean
Whispers, “Yes,”
In the grand, eternal,
You-show-up-because-I’m-worth-it
Way of oceans. 
The Intracoastal Waterway
Says much the same
From behind the strong back of this strip of sand
I call home.
My lullaby is this liquid anthem to life.
I stand in silent awe as my heart keeps time
With the water
And wonder if the birds
Do the same.
Osprey, heron, loon, gull, pelican….
Where do you sleep,
And do you breathe in the same time
As the ocean
And me?

One Single Impression