I Love the Beach

Coming Home:
Too long have I been away from you,
From the constant beating of your heart,
And the taste of you on my lips.
Too long have I wandered with this yearning in my soul.
And this need crying out in my body,
Not even knowing what I was missing.

Too long since I walked your salty shores,
Smelled the primordial smell of creation,
Lain beside you and become one with your power,
And your everlasting rhythms of life.

Now that I have found my way back to you,
I realize what it was that I was missing in my life,
I need your healing, life-giving energy and your peace.

Nothing about you has changed, thank God,
You have waited for me without missing a wave,
A seagull or a sand dollar.

Darlingrose

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Heartlander · 80-89, M

Rose, thanks for the reminder. Yes, Gulf Shores and Dolphin Island are the beginning of the beautiful clear Gulf waters.

My favorite aunt lived in Mobile and as a kid I was an occasional visitor. I grew up closer to the more brackish waters of Louisiana and Mississippi and remember being stunned by the clarity as we got distance from the outflow of the Mississippi.