The Ocean

Some say
I’m beautiful
Crashing against the cold, wet sand

by the smelling of the fresh air
and the salty water
I withhold the keys to the ocean

they’re feeling
the shells
on the beach

that by hearing
the rumbling
of my waves

they’re listening
to the birds
chirp, chirp

that by observing
the sun
rising up

they’re gazing
at the color
in me

that I am and
will always be
the ocean

Untamed
living spirit
of this water


Bryker Woods Elementary

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