Sweeping down like a cold winter's storm,
your smile caught me unaware.
Like a great wave it cast me high upon its crest
to ride joyously, yet uncertainly,
towards a distant shore.
Bright sun shone high overhead casting no shadows,
and like a giddy child, I laughed long and hard
from deep inside.
Laughter heard easily over the roaring surf.
Letting go, I closed my eyes to hear the sea
and feel the sun.
As the rolling surf caressed me gently,
the curling waves carried me from the safety
of shallow water.
The point of no return had long since past.
No longer could I control my fate within the wave.
Opening my eyes at last, I saw the shore so near
and could only thank the vibrant force that had
allowed such joy.
Too soon the wave returned to the sea to begin again,
leaving me alone yet peaceful on the shore.
Unafraid to taste the salt and feel the sun on my face.
Unafraid to look at the mirror image the sea
cast back at me.
Unafraid to embrace the future.
Shelly Price
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-wave-2/
