i found myself without words at Nahoon Reef

Sometimes, silence is the answer

"Simplicity is beauty"
said the air
in my lungs.

"You say I am life
but you are wrong.

What do you say about trees?
Are they life
because they are my air?"

Silence skimmed
through my thoughts.

For a second I had no answer.

Then, the ocean smiled at me.
because that was the answer.

Author's Note

Nahoon Reef is in South African, located in the Nahoon suburb of East London in the Eastern Cape Province.

Reviews

[Buddhistboy73]

Sounds like a transformative experience at Nahoon Reef....:)

A short but heartelt poem here.....

I liked the final two lines :

Then the ocean smiled at me
Because I had the answer...

Thanks for sharing....

Feel free to stop by and check out one of my poems...

BB73

[Azakhiwe Dilinga]

Definitely! When I get time. I will go through it❤

[Neha agrawal]

The ending with the ocean’s smile gives it a serene, timeless quality.
I have never been Nahoon reef but I wish I could and yes trees are life.

[Azakhiwe Dilinga]

One of beautiful areas of East london, SA.