Far, far out there
On an open sea,
Is where most ease can be
Found within.

Deeper within, the further
Out to sea.

Like a god,
The sea can sedate the mind,
Inducing well-being and
Freedom, and Love.

The sea remains like a god.
We both fear and
Love the sea. For
Like a god,
The sea can enhance life,
Unexpectedly.
The sea can bring worth
And value and meaning
To life.
The sea can sustain life.
Through the sea,
As through god,
Freedom can be found.

Like a god,
The sea should be held
With reverence,
For, like a god,
The sea
Daunts one with its
Ubiquity, and
Ceaseless power.
It can teach perspective
On life:
Can teach one about
One’s self.

And,
Like a god
The sea requires
Love, not words;
Recognition, not ritual;
Awareness, not religion.
It requires a knowledge
That within one is one
With the sea, or
One with the
God.

And too,
Like a god,
The sea can take a life,
Unannounced.

Is not the sea,
like a god,
God?