Digging my toes in,
I let the ocean tug at me
& then I began walking
towards the horizon,
the water swirling,
Tug – tugging me deep
& effortlessly dancing
& my mind silently reciting
Psalm twenty three
I
let
my
knees
go
weak
as the salted tide
pulsed all around me
I closed my eyes
in the quiet here
just beneath
and in between
all those
broken memories
feeling the salt sting
and tears becoming
part of all that was
flowing around me
and prayed for peace.
– GL 2017
Gretchen Leary (McIntire) 