The Ways Of The Sea

The serene sea sits silently.

Then the country of clouds encloses her

like an army poised to attack.

She grows weary as the rain falls on her flesh - splash!

She fights as the waves crash down.

She whispers of life, as the wind blows past her cheeks.

The skin-splitting oysters, scuttling crabs, and the spotty lion shark hiding in its comforting cave.

The sea is a refuge, a home for all big and small.

As the storm calms down, she becomes iridescent in the glimmering, golden sun

the vast blue sky holding aggressive clouds and wise eagles.

She feels safe

as the warmth of the blazing ball in the distance strokes her face.

As the day gives up and surrenders to the darkness

the moon emerges from a blanket of black,

suspended like a mysterious monument

glowing in the starry night.

Everything becomes silent…the destruction is over.