The hardened shore
In answer to
The winter storms
Here life conforms
To wind and sea
Which cleaves the stone
With crushing wave
Here life conforms
To wind and sea
Which cleaves the stone
With crushing wave
Still
The best moments
Gathered in little circles
Words and laughter exchanged
While the stormy world
Just falls away
Foamy leading edge
Losing momentum
Energy fading
It hangs
Still
Just
A moment
She retreated because she had come
To feel the tumult of the ocean
To feel the battering of the wind
To feel the beauty of violence
Without consciousness
This is why she came here
And for a while
It was beautiful
And calming
The iciest cold
The rockiest coastline
The hottest desert
And when I say life
Of course I mean
Homo sapiens
Though I flinch
In a fusillade
Of wind and rain
I stay on deck
Deep breath
A deep breath
In place and time
Crossing
From what was
To what will be
From the holding on
Returning
To the letting go
Cuts through the gloom
Lights up the night
Love’s the call
Which sets me right
Sheltered from
The wind
A little
Below the cloud
Upon the land
This restful haven