Balasmo

 The tide is quiet

I can hear it swaying gently through the sea grass

Feel the pressure of the waves as they rock against my skin.

Welcome me home,

Invite me in,

I want to lie here forever.

The sunlight dapples on my face

Warmth spreading through me,

From the inside out.

This.

This moment.

Summer sunshine

Waves lapping against my ears

The tug of the current

Pulling me where it wills.

Then suddenly everything changes.

I fall beneath the waves and it's no longer melodic and gentle

This calls for me to respect the power of the water

To treat with caution what it gives

And what it takes away.

I scurry

My limbs flailing as I try to gain purchase.

My hand reaches 

Towards that sunlight that just held me so tenderly.

My face breaks the surface 

All is calm once more

Yet

As with life

I'll carry this moment with me -

Respecting nature and what she can do

And how powerless we are to stop her.