The LORD reigns, let the distant shores rejoice. Psalm 97:1
Several years ago while visiting Florida, I retreated to Anna Maria Island to write. For three afternoons, I wrote, soaked up the ocean's beauty, and strolled velvet-soft sand. I left restored and inspired. God's presence and magnificent creation left me in awe. I share my thoughts with you here in a poem...
Mystery of the Sea
What is this mystery of sea and sand,
where the sea spills over the edge
of the earth and water meets land?
Whose spellbinding call whispers
my name from the endless rhythm of waves?
What secret draws me to its beauty,
where the blue taffeta ripples in the wind
and two worlds converge on a seam of wet sand?
World of sound without words gently stirs
my senses with salt air and fragrant jasmine.
Like a message in a bottle, cares drift
out to sea. My footprints press soft
against nature's heart then disappear
in swirls of surf carried back
to the depths.
What is this mystery that breathes
with my breath, captures light in sea spray
on crashing waves, speaks to me
from sand dunes and tides at full moon,
and lifts my spirit light as sea oats
in the morning sun?
Copyright February 2008 Barbara Parentini
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