How to Love the Ocean
Do not dive. Plunge feet-first
and kick the undertow. Tie
knots in seaweed. Shatter
glass into sand.
Breathe in salt and wind
and mist. Slide your fingers over sea
shells, and do not trust
blue eyes.
Worship the night sky: stars
and sails and wisps of smoke. Hunt
creatures in the deep — when their
scales brush your skin, whisper
I will fear no evil.
Great post today thanks. I really enjoyed it very much.
Love to write? Join us today!
Writers Wanted
I love this
shattering glass into sand hits me a different way each time I read it. It’s cool what happened when you had no topic given to you, and sometimes the ocean is used to symbolize the Unconscious, a lot of folks who studied dreams back in the day felt pretty sure of that, so it’s interesting that when you dove into yourself to find something, it was the ocean, such a fabulous metaphor and I love all the gritty details 
Thank you very much! The “shattering glass” image is one of my favorites. And I had never really thought about the ocean as a symbol of the Unconscious, but I think that would definitely be an appropriate layer to add to the meanings that this poem holds for me.