when I seek your wisdom
for the pressures that overwhelm me
you make me scream until
my vocal cords lacerated be
oddly, the exercise
relieves my existential crises
and I gain coherence
for having unloaded my angst so
there exist no goodbyes,
or tears — just cosmic see-you-later
Pontic Sea, my shepherd,
my guide, renew me through the tempests
This poem is a rib off of a larger poem that I hope to publish at a future date. In the
meantime, this shortened version was first published as a prompt response about
goodbyes at The Brain is a Noodle on Medium in August. Hope you enjoyed it.
The Sea is my go-to place, the one place that is more than a place. I’m blessed that
I’m a walking distance from the sea and visit it often. But when I cannot get my feet
to take me, I conjure it, and I am “there.”
I hope you have a similar “place” to renew your soul when yours need renewing.
I wish you all the loveliness you deserve in this season. May all your dreams come to
be, and you always see the silver lining in life.
Please know that the footsteps you leave in the sand are tattooed forever in the
cosmos, so that another human, seeing it, shall take heart again. I bless you and am so
happy to be sharing this planet with you.
Image by ThePixelman from Pixabay
Thanks for reading, and I wish you miracles too.
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Beautiful !
So happy to know this. Bless you.
Bless you too.
Béatrice, you’re precious. XoXo
The sea is a special place for me also. Wonderful poem, Selma. Hugs 💕🙂
(((Big hug)))
The sea is not a place, it’s a feeling, they say. And I’m so happy to share this feeling with you, dear Harmony. Thanks for reading and commenting. XoXo
A place within! 💖🙂💖
The ocean always heals. (K)
I agree. Thanks.
The Pontic Sea – I love it! Reminds me of Othello – hope I got that right 😅
You know better than I do. And you’re so spot on! Thanks for reading and responding. XoXo
Beautiful
Bless you. Xo
Lovely poem and I agree that the sea is a magical place to be close to. It is one of my favourite locations for a day trip 🙂
A great place to visit or conjure up when you can’t make it all the way.
I conjure it all the time. And I’m transported. Thanks for reading liking commenting. Blessing you.
You are very welcome, and indeed. Even thinking about that is beneficial 🙂
What a beautiful, soothing piece, Selma. The sea is indeed a calming destination and a favorite of mine, as well as the mountains. My husband and I resonate with the famous quote by John Muir, “The mountains are calling and I must go.”
Wishing you a lovely weekend! ❤️
The mountains are calling and I must go— we’ve heard that call too and we go. Thanks for sharing that. And thanks for reading and commenting. Precious. Xo
I feel like screaming into a storm now. The beach is just across the road, but it’s not very windy at the moment, unfortunately. Thanks for your beautiful poem, Selma!
Hope your need to scream is not too bad, dear Conny. Sending you healing vibes. And blessings.
It’s exquisite Selma and I can’t imagine it any longer as you nailed the majestic feel of the oceans power in you well delivered poetry! Kudos to you!
Xo 😽
💚💐💚 Thank you for this!
I’m pleased 👏 the pleasure is mine. 💘
Thank you for this beautiful, soothing poem, Selma! <3 Have a great day!
Cheryl, it pleases me that you found it soothing. Have a spectacular weekend. Xoxo
Beautiful poem, Selma. Love the write-up under the poem. Have a blessed day!
You too have a splendid day. Thanks for the read/comment.