I watch the sea
When I'm happy I see crystal shining past the beakers
The interplay of sun on water
The mist on the horizon
The gentle sounds of the waves lapping at the shore
Sending the shore birds scurrying away
The gulls greedy with raucous cries heard over the waves
The sounds of children at play in the summer, building their sand castles
Increases my joy in the day
I watch the sea
On a storm tossed day when I'm hurting
The waves beating the shore
The way I feel beaten
The crashing sounds come to my ears
Gray, angry it calls me
It shows how I feel
The fog how short my sight is now
Deserted like my heart
So lonely the beach
Drawing me to let out my cries of anguish
Where only the sea and I can hear
I watch the sea