Collecting sea shells

on this last day of 2019

be kind to yourself

and remember:

sixty percent of who you are

will slake your thirst

wash you clean

or drown you

if you let it

love yourself

and the briny sea

that laps your feet

within you is

an ocean with sand

shimmering on the shore

awaiting the curl of your toes

leave me a message when you return

and we will sit

for coffee and laugh

about the treasures of the sea

12-31-2019