Down by the sea…

I smile the second I see it.

I walk up and hear the waves.  The water, so beautiful, so strong.

It doesn’t love me as much as I love it but that is okay.

I want my kids to feel the way I feel every time I am near it.

I want them to be cautious, respectful, full of awe.

To know it’s power for both pushing them under and over

but also for making them want it in their life.

The salty taste, the smell of the air,

The idea of what is out there…

The ocean, the sea, the life.