Today I made love to the ocean

She took me in her arms

And received all of me

My burdens

Sweetness and hope

Then kept me suspended

Drew out my pleasure

Until I surrendered to her completely

And she knew my devotion

Body slack and peaceful

Natant

I floated

Heart and breath and form pouring into her

Tears offered to her in gratitude

She is so generous

I opened my eyes astounded

Filling my gaze with the expansive sky draped over me

Perfect storybook clouds floating too

The kind I used to imagine I could bounce upon

And devour their cotton candy sweetness til I’d had my fill

So I did

A sated lover’s feast of spun sugar ecstasy

And as she held me

My ocean whispered to me through those clouds above

“You are love.

You are loved.”

In the form of heart shaped fluff

All across the sky

Hearts of all sizes in white

And blue too

(You will just have to believe me)

And when I emerged at the shore

Heart shaped coral jewels lay at my feet

As if to honor what we had shared

Some days are just like that

When you remember

That a true lover can even make love to the ocean

And well you should