The beach.....my favorite spot
especially early morning. Quiet and Sleepy.
I park my car and walk down the hill towards the water, stand and watch for a little bit.
The water is calm, like glass but it's quiet and peaceful,
the water slowly lapping, towards me.
It's sunny and just a little cool. Sweatshirt and shorts work just fine.
Gulls flying lazily above my head, squawking a little bit.
I gaze out over the water.
I want to stay and lose myself, lose myself in the sounds, the smell of the ocean.
But I remember I'm here to get in a little much needed exercise, so I head down the sidewalk, with the water on my left and the beach houses across the street.
I wonder what it would be like to live down here, seems so quiet and peaceful.
To enjoy a cup of coffee and have this view every day.
I bet those that live here are less than thrilled with those of us coming here seeking the quiet, seeking the stress relief...
I turn up a side street away from the beach and walk a little faster now.
Just want to get back to the water. I pass a jogger or 2, a woman walking a greyhound, so timid they seem....
5 or 6 houses down, I take a left and see the beach again. Keep walking, slower now.
I see 2 kids out on the rocks, fishing.
My thoughts stray to wishing I were young again and could do some things differently.
I shake my head though and chase away those unhappy thoughts.
I focus on the water, the waves, the birds.
I stop thinking and just walk, to the turnaround point and then follow the same route -
back to where I started.
I check the time, and decide I have a few minutes to spare before work.
I head down the stairs towards the water and my feet hit the sand and it gets just a little harder to walk, I head closer to the water.
Just stand and watch, not really thinking, but feeling...
I feel at peace this morning, for the first time in a long time......it's a nice feeling.
hmm...maybe I should do this more often...
Finally - I head back to the car, to a shower and work.
But I keep that good feeling within me, knowing it will always be there.
The ocean, the sights, the sounds, the peaceful feeling, it will always be there......
especially early morning. Quiet and Sleepy.
I park my car and walk down the hill towards the water, stand and watch for a little bit.
The water is calm, like glass but it's quiet and peaceful,
the water slowly lapping, towards me.
It's sunny and just a little cool. Sweatshirt and shorts work just fine.
Gulls flying lazily above my head, squawking a little bit.
I gaze out over the water.
I want to stay and lose myself, lose myself in the sounds, the smell of the ocean.
But I remember I'm here to get in a little much needed exercise, so I head down the sidewalk, with the water on my left and the beach houses across the street.
I wonder what it would be like to live down here, seems so quiet and peaceful.
To enjoy a cup of coffee and have this view every day.
I bet those that live here are less than thrilled with those of us coming here seeking the quiet, seeking the stress relief...
I turn up a side street away from the beach and walk a little faster now.
Just want to get back to the water. I pass a jogger or 2, a woman walking a greyhound, so timid they seem....
5 or 6 houses down, I take a left and see the beach again. Keep walking, slower now.
I see 2 kids out on the rocks, fishing.
My thoughts stray to wishing I were young again and could do some things differently.
I shake my head though and chase away those unhappy thoughts.
I focus on the water, the waves, the birds.
I stop thinking and just walk, to the turnaround point and then follow the same route -
back to where I started.
I check the time, and decide I have a few minutes to spare before work.
I head down the stairs towards the water and my feet hit the sand and it gets just a little harder to walk, I head closer to the water.
Just stand and watch, not really thinking, but feeling...
I feel at peace this morning, for the first time in a long time......it's a nice feeling.
hmm...maybe I should do this more often...
Finally - I head back to the car, to a shower and work.
But I keep that good feeling within me, knowing it will always be there.
The ocean, the sights, the sounds, the peaceful feeling, it will always be there......
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