damp soothing scent
lapping itself over itself
spiraling curl crested then spent
dissolving into shifted grains
rolling into evaporation

the horizontal line
never as smooth as it looks

small white mouths swallowing
aquatic mass and depth
to bring about what the moon pulls

drop-jaw vast and scintillating
beautifully lullabye'd
in infinite harmonies of crash
lull and rumble
cycle of sound
always whole
no different salt than tears

lie down on the abundant sand
the sun has heated these infinite atoms
warmth conserved within layered layers

erosion gave birth to this

tiniest parts
collapse and accrue substance
drifted with the planetary sway
influencing passions and the path of tread
wet edges of land
forever sliding in and out of the watery graceful

watch the devoted pilgramage to this flowing body
the ocean is always   
these things were not immediately evident