An ocean draws an horizon and limits the earth,
While its waves conceal the energy it holds
And yet can unleash a tsunami or hurricane.

Besides this terror they hide another truth,
Not just of life beneath, but of galaxies and quarks
It is the power of change that knows no end.

While coming and going, rising and falling, alive
In the moment, appearing at rest though charged with power
In tune with energy that spans both space and time

They arrest my gaze upon a distant shore
Not of another world or a non-aging gene,
But a life to live, a moment to hold fast.

AJD 11/21/2018