An Ode to the Sea

The one thing I really love about living in St. Petersburg is the fact that I am just minutes away from the sea. Over the weekend, I took my niece out to our downtown to walk along the water. As I stared out at those calm waves, I just couldn't help but to think how beautiful it is...

That vast and seemingly endless stretch of blue.
It looks boundless against the blue sky, doesn't it?

I envy you, my well traveled friend.
You've seen the world many times again with new waves rolling in from a land far away from mine.
And here I am standing before you, never having sailed your waves or seen what you've seen.

Oh, the many stories you can tell!
Of sailors' journeys, of those who inhabit you and of the whispers of lovers sitting by.
And with that, how many secrets do you keep hidden far beneath your trenches?

In your reflection, you show how you see us. A beautiful illusion of the world we live in, one I can get lost in.
and I have, I really have. But I have to remember that the reflection here is not an illusion at all, but of the world itself.

and it's beautiful
and precious
and ours
and how we make of it.