Point Reyes

Rise and fall on the sea the tide

A formless beast beneath my hide

Deep down the ocean calm

So vast and complete

Like the swaying leaf of palm

Little fins and tiny feet

In my blood the deluge of cells

Flowing kelp, countless shells

In the morning the ocean cries

But feels no pain and strife

At noon its stilled by the lullaby

Of the sunny blue open sky

Then it bursts forth with life

A shimmering yellow dancing shoal

What makes the ocean whole?

The evening brings an ominous scare

Doubt, fear and despair

The ocean lazily rolls along

Singing a quiet, mournful song

Come night the ocean is dark and deep

Does it ever go to sleep?

I know it tosses and teems like me

I wonder if it dreams like me

It comes from nowhere and nowhere it goes

If only I knew, what the ocean knows