I the Ocean

I the ocean watch sailing ships in the salty air pass over me I hold mystery from the cusp of the moon an endless view for all to see Where laughing gulls sit on driftwood, my crashing waves deliver to shore Where Great Blue Heron stalk the beach Where the tide pools gather in the rocks Sandpipers dodge the under toe as wind collides my waves with land Leaving sea shells broken in scattered pieces of color in the sand Lonely in winter time on barren sand dunes, my starfish lie as if fallen from the sky I am vast enough for the moon to see as it moves me through the seasons Heidi Sands Written - 1990's