Sometimes we need to escape from the noise and demands of C21st life and find a way to recharge our batteries. Living near the sea in a quiet corner of Scotland certainly helps.
Solitude
I sit on the rocks alone.
Evening sun casts a soft light over
shimmering sand and sea.
Footprints of others
are gently washed away
by the incoming tide.
A choir of keening oystercatchers
has left the shore.
All is quiet.
Discordant thoughts – expand
tumble into the silence
shatter the peace.
Gradually, the rhythmic sound of
waves washing the shore performs
a therapeutic mental massage.
Peace drifts in with the tide.
Life's a Beach 