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.