Ocean

Years of poetry, part 2

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Thanks to my very talented cousin, Amy Stoll (https://www.facebook.com/AmyStollPhotography/?fref=nf) for putting this together!

Joy becomes us

God looked down at me
With tears in his eyes
The ocean in each drop,
That salt burned
The freshly opened wounds
A hole torn through
My chest ripped open
But his tears did cleanse
And in time passed the pain
After 40 days of death
And 40 nights of birth
Broke the sun
From humble clouds
In the shape of your face
The heavens opened
For but a moment
And I saw all of eternity
A vast plain of peace
As clearly as a reflection
I looked at the future
As vision of grace
And joy became us

Day and night on the beach

IMGP9958A tide pool on Myrtle Beach, South Carolina throws off a reflection that’s unsure if it’s day or night.

Sailing from time

Over the bow
I stared deep into the blue
A reflection looked back
Dark, it watched me
We fell, we swam, and we drown
We became the sea
We became the sun
We were lost in time
Time forgot to hold us
We forgot to watch the time

Bay in Grenada

View of a bay in Grenada

View of a bay in Grenada

Turtles in Monterrico

Turtle mural

Turtle mural on the beach in Monterrico, Guatemala

Grecian Marina

Marina at sunset in Paros, Greece, July 2011

Marina at sunset in Paros, Greece, July 2011

Atop Limnos

A view from high above Limnos, Greece, May 2013

A view from high above Limnos, Greece, May 2013

Nafplio Sunset

Nafplio Sunset

Nafplio Sunset

Coast Rica Coastline

The rocky Pacific coast of southwest Costa Rica backs directly up to the forest .

The rocky Pacific coast of southwest Costa Rica backs directly up to the forest.