The sea air enwraps us in its world,
taking us in like breath, mingling us
in the salt, the moist and sparkle

The sand receives our footprints,
settles in around our toes,
comes with us

We are dampened, we are lifted,
we are washed through with the wind,
the gift of this most needed renewal
resting lightly on our skin.

©Wendy Mulhern
June 4, 2021