The Ocean

The Ocean
What is there to say about the ocean 
except that it’s deep and blue
And if you listen closely
 you can hear it speak to you.
It will tell you of the creatures 
that call it’s depths their home
and of the ships and sailors 
and the horizons that they roam.
It will tell you about the battles
 that have turned it’s waters red,
 and how mankind has used it 
as a graveyard for their dead.
It will speak of weary travelers 
that journeyed from a far, 
guided by ancient compasses 
and the placement of the stars.
It will tell you of the shipwrecks
 that lay beneath it’s depths,
And of their buried treasures
 and the secrets that they’ve kept.
It will tell you tales of vacations
 taken by it’s shores,
 of the families that have gathered there
 and those that came before
It will warn you of it’s power 
and the fury born within,
of the destruction it unleashes 
and the peace that it can bring.
It will tell you all it’s secrets 
and the answers that you seek
If you just sit very quietly
 and let the ocean speak.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Leffanta Avatar
November 15, 2021 at 11:09 AM
Well said! I have always wondered how women can sit on a seashore for hours watching the waves roll in . . . . .Enjoyed!
Strackbein Avatar
November 15, 2021 at 1:59 PM
Thank You!!
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