sea – C & K

To remain close to the Sea

The sound of the sea
leaving the window open
The sea calls me home
a Struggle to find sound sleep
The longing to remain close

a rush of cool air
Opening up the window
I can hear the sea

Sunlit afternoon
Banana Chairs and Boho
The smell of the sea

the falling droplets
they increase in their number
the windscreen a blur
neoclassical engine
sounds of heartbreak and the sea

Carrying a spade and a bucket,
towards the clear, shallow pool.

A baby crab kicks up some sand,
and a fish, startled, tries to flee.

Her small hands are not unkind,
for she does not wish them harm.

Running around the crystal pool,
squealing and waving her spade.

A picture of the Faroe Islands on the screen.

Work calls you back, yet the picture leaves you with a monetary conundrum: to walk away or stay.

Wind chiselled landscapes of rugged rock, green and the ever-present sea moving in and around.

You stay for your cat, yet long for the sea.

forgotten in hues
the bellwether of no one
talking to the sea

turn towards the sea
away from the proposal
a sapphire promise
calling for the one you love
walk into the saltwater

The forest is near
a deepening of onyx
The moonlit shadows
a vision of the wild sea
The house lights are my lighthouse

the susurrus sea
revealing the horizon
whispering stories