EARTHQUAKE

Waves - art by Luro 

waves crash by my shore
louder by the minute 
as I walk on shells
my feet sink 
in the loose sand 
as if buried in a bog
crabs on their way back,
hiding in tiny holes 
ships without anchors
wait for signals 
that the light house 
never gives 
the keeper's warning signs 
ring no false alarm 
the sea has eyes 
that wait for light 
before they open
brighter than pearls 
sea weeds cover the bed
that corals sleep in 
whales and dolphins
come up for air 
moment of rapture 
for aquatic life
breathing in and out
like serenity 
before an earthquake 
that impending doom 
as calm as the sea horse 
and as fierce as the eel. 

-Luro





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