By the Sea

Under windswept trees 

I close my eyes 

I am surrounded by the seas.

Oceanic,

Sweeping over

Through 

Beyond me.

Beeches,

No beaches

But the waves are the same.

White horses gallop

Through my tired mind.

I am surrounded by the seas.

Rushing towards

Blinkered eyes

Illusion of sound

All around me.

I am surrounded by the seas.

Green and lush

Ever moving

Never still

Nor calm

Nor gentle…

Leaves for seaweed;

Cones for shells;

Birds for flying fish

Humans for sharks:

Avoided.

Like a rock

I wash up beneath my tree

Surrounded by the sea,

The sighing, crying sea.