The Sea Shore

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Sitting by the sea shore when dusk was setting in and the tide ebbing out

Was a peaceful moment for me,

The sand was damp in between my toes

I could still feel the warmth occasionally

When the wind stilled and all I could hear was

The water gently slapping the rocks besides me

The sky was red, orange, blue and grey

A combination that was wonderful to see

The gulls flew low on their way home

And the boats had their sails down, gently sailing

In no particular hurry to get back, so it seemed

The thoughts I had then were peaceful ones

I just sat and absorbed in the beauty around me

The crabs and seaweed seemed intertwined and moved in unison

One going sideways on its own fee will

The other having no will of its own was rolled about

Whenever the sea rolled in and out

If only life could be so peaceful,

Instead we fight against the nature of life

And end up tearing each other apart

Instead of rolling together in unison

We fight and hate and destroy

The very things that we love

Every grain of sand told a story of ones life

The ups and downs the joy and sadness

But it was the feel of the sand between my

Toes that I would have loved to have as the feel

Of life in my hands, smooth, flowing gently with

No obstacles and lumps and just the breeze to

Slightly change its direction before it landed and joined

The sand lying beneath my feet.