You Love Like The Ocean

The waves beat down on the shore
wave after wave
while the storm raged on,
roared in its language of
thunder and ice,
swore it would bring upon land
the hammer of a god
and tear it apart
piece by piece,
raged and raged and raged
until the day when
the weight of the world lifted
and the storm calmed down
into but a breeze
that kissed the shore gently
in waves of apology.

I wonder
why the shore doesn’t tremble
like I do,
or if compliance
comes with the old age
of the land and the sea.

Reviews

[Extant]

Really lovely poem that I enjoyed reading. Glad to be reading you again, Tai.

[Tai Ryens]

Great to be seeing you again, Aphasia. Thank you for your kind words.

[Einstein Noodle]

fantastic metaphors! its that raging storm of love that makes one want to run in terror .. thoroughly enjoyed this poem .. i would beg to call it surrender to deeper currents rather than compliance .. but i am an old guy .. and only recently forced to admit it ;)
E.

[Tai Ryens]

Aha! Thanks for stepping by, Einstein!

[Antoñyo]

A rush of ocean waves to read, for myself...
Powerfully vivid and intriguingly wondrous. The last stanza made it all come together perfect!

Thanks for sharing and for the subtle pre-dawn explosion

[Tai Ryens]

Thank you for stopping by, Antonyo.