Beach

I wake intent on
fighting an uphill battle
I know I will lose
–
high tide
a turtle shell
lies empty

iPhone vibrating
mocking my attempt to be
at one with nature
–
meditation
water threading
between my toes

a mirror’s surface
where the water meets the shore
ripples in the wind
–
cat tails
growing in and
out of the water

waves topped by whitecaps
crash onto the jetty far
below my window
–
breaking waves-
ocean and shore
sotto voce

slow ocean waves
push the gathering sea foam
gently into shore
–
murmuring-
the ocean whispers
to the shore

semaphore flags snap
high in the ominous sky
double back and red
–
a tempest-
warning flags
flying high

Waves crash on the shore
As uncounted grains of sand
Sift through my fingers

Winter shore winds blow
Swirling my daughter’s hair as
We search for sea glass

Ripples of dreams lap
Against the shores of the night
Lulling me to sleep

Sunset on the dunes
Sibilant whispers whirl from
The wind in the reeds