shores of self
return to roots
and belly down in the
warm, wet sand
the rocks of old
the memories of the sea
of the shore
of where ocean expanse
meets earthen life
where sky meets sand
meets sea
where crossroads
meets choice
meets stillness
meets peace
these elements drawn
towards each other, towards themselves
each easy and steady
unique and fit to the next
they coexist as other as they are
these pieces of my soul
each beautiful and complex
totally different, yet together
an ecosystem of colliding,
knit-perfectly-together facets of being