Mama Ocean

There is a place I like to go
To dig in with my toes
A dance in between the waves
Just to that place where
Mama Ocean
Flirts a curvy line on Papa Beach


The morning sunrise starts my day
Especially when the sky turns my way.
The sea is full of stars glinting off the sun
While Dolphins race up the coast
And sea birds dip for fish,
I feel a peace come to life from within
And remember all the ways I love Mama Ocean.


Sometimes I want to be the first in the water
To tuck my head under the waves,
And begin my happy dance,
Diving with fish and coral
And dolphins and whales, oh my
Then flop on the boat like a beached seal
Sighing with joy as the sea water
Dries leaving warm salty trails on my skin
Lovely kisses from my Mama Ocean


I want to drag my trusty rusted chair
To the water's edge,
Where my dog digs a hole beside me amid
The delicate colors of cockle shells and angel wings.
Give me a good book and sounds of children playing
While Mama Ocean hugs me with gentle waves
Playing tag with my toes.


From sunrise to sunset
To dark nights where I can see
The sound of waves calling to me
And to moonlit nights
That if I place my toes just so
I can run a path over the water in the moon's glow
And feel such pure joy.


So many ways is Mama Ocean a part of me.
My mother took me to the beach and the gift continues as
I take my children to the beach to ride the waves
While I watch with pride and joy
That they love Mama Ocean, too