Bay 4

I know I will miss My Bay
Especially during Tropical Season.
When the hint
or the Threat
Of a Storm is Looming.


I will Miss The Swells in her Belly
The Motion of Longing and Depth
I will Miss the Slaps of her Waves
on the Wall holding back her Strength.


The Well-abused Palms
That line her Shores
Stand strong
Knowing when and where
to Bend in the Wind
So not to Break.


A Lesson that Came Hard for me
But Learned indeed:
"Bend as One, Strong;
Don't Break, as Many
Seem to do."


I hope the Rolling Hills
and Pines I claimed to miss
Don't cause me
To feel Shut in,
As I will Remember the Freedom
Of  My Bay.

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