As a child I lived by the sea.
I swam in its waters and played on its shores.
I watched the birds write poetry in the skies,
Read stories left by crabs scuttling in the sand,
And was lulled by mingled songs of sun, waves, and wind.
When I drifted to sleep with salt lingering on my lips,
I was visited by sea serpents, the wisest denizens of the depths.
Their sibilant sagacity wove through my dreams,
Finally coming to root in my bones.
Now in my waning, I begin to understand.
Ancient laughter echoes through the years,
While the very particles of existence appear and disappear,
All joined in a dance.