Sunlit strand
Day’s golden eye
Earth’s ancient lay
Along the shore
Spiral artwork
Scattered shells
Driftwood bearing marks
Of wandering voyages
Tales of distant forests
Tempests worn
Beach glass
Like jewels rare
In sandy array
Mosaics born
From forsaken things
Transmuted
By the sea
Into pulchritude
Coral beds
Craggy splendor
Rich, mysterious
Riptide’s unseen grasp
Liquid trap set
Like a siren’s clasp
Waves ripe with secrets
Only the currents
Are wont
To share
Bay breezes
Skim the surface
Infusing the air
With salt
Spray
Life
Above
Seagulls
In lofty circles
Wings spread
Like prayers
To the sky
