if your eyes are closed
you can’t see everything
but you may feel warmth and light in the distance
sometimes
if you have good ears
and you live by water
you can hear it
it’s kind of a shushing sound
it’s for when you want to be comforted
salt is considered a cleanser
and the taste is like the ring of a bell
something awakens
others may not like the scent of the ocean
but i do
even the seaweed
and something in the air
that feels like
something caught in something
that
never stops moving
that is finally still
and the way wet sand feels
as you walk
as you sink
and sometimes you feel even one or two grains
on the sands of a beach
this can be a joyful discovery
whether there is sun or fog or rain within the sky