Salty Softness

 Popham Beach, Maine - April 20, 2021

Salty Softness

Spring winds gently swirl
as a lively ocean adjusts
to an incoming tide.
She walks slowly,
listens
both out and in.
        Reminiscing,
                     remembering,
                            realigning.
She has no real plan
other than to be there,
see what comes,
relax in moments
of in between.
She is drawn out
                        along a sand bar,
                                closer to the
                                                        breaking waves.
Soothing ocean rhythms
bring tender tears
and she speaks her heart
to those who are gone.
She hears empathy
as she articulates her truth,
currents of self-compassion
now part of her flow.
She looks to the horizon
sandwiched between briny waves
and velvety clouds.
She feels at once grounded and lofty,
 smiles at the salty softness
of allowing.

Sarah Carlson
April 22, 2021