Solace

I’ll never get tired
     of the ocean.

Even when the weather
     isn’t “perfect”
        for everyone’s preferences,
     and circumstances
        are difficult
             frustrating
             overwhelming
     and life is a mess,
               there is solace
                   and peace
                      with the ocean.

The waves
     are mesmerizing.
I could listen to them
              forever.
They are the sound
     of my soul
        being refueled
                 refreshed.

There seems to be
     a proximity
        to God
           that I don’t experience
              in the same way
              anywhere else.

And I am grateful
     for any time I get
              to marvel
                 at Him
                 and His creation.