at the ocean's edge

i sat at the ocean's edge

for three days at a stretch,

watching her every move

as her waves crept up and drenched me.

i could taste her salt in the wind

as it whipped against my face.

she supported life within her

and at arm's length i waited

for her life-saving embrace.

i was thirsty, parched

my lips cracked

but not a drop could she spare

to quench my thirst.

and finally defeated, i stood

to turn back home.

and that's when the cloud burst

and she reached out to me

from the heavens!