Today I stood at the edge of the atlantic with my feet under salty water
where sky blends into ocean
and clouds sail overhead in familiar shapes from childhood,
sun beaming against my bare neck
skin dancing under the light
Strangers passing by may have glanced my way,
assuming I was here alone
Some may have even pitied me for it.
And in reality I guess I was there by myself—
my friends on their way back to the airport;
But—
I was also wrapped in the affection of my friends near and far,
resting my body, mind, spirit
on this brilliantly blue beach
A sky of memories to choose from and giggle about
As minutes ticked by,
parts of me settled to the bottom like the sand under the ocean
and I was on my own again
