the ocean and the sky
offer their full salute
and i return the favor
with greetings that are joyous and relieved.
you are still here
and i love you for the full-bodied presences
you are.
i am back with these two dear friends
and feel at home.
yes, i have been
a little seasick…
because i have been missing you and you
more than i knew.
is so lovely, is so loving,
to be welcomed by you ocean
and by you sky.
with all that is
of impermanence
is the wonder and awe
i feel
in your constancy.
yes, i have been
a little homesick…
and now am home,
sweet home ocean city.
