I stepped out of the corniche park on to the sea shore and sat quietly barefooted on the rocks dwelling within and looking at the waves which came and went nonstop .
I was healing slowly I had forgiven myself and others but I just could not forget . How do I forget ?how can I stop my mind to dwell on what had happened .
Sitting alone by the seashore my mind continued to be in a turmoil as I saw the roaring waves break and spread their waters swiftly over the shore. One after another they amassed themselves and fell , the spray tossed itself back with the energy of their fall and drenched me partly .The waves were deep blue changing colors with the reflection of the sun .They seemed to have diamond-pointed light on their backs which rippled as they moved on The waves fell, withdrew and fell again .
Just like the sea waves my mind waves were changing their color and shape every minute like a chameleon . The sea waves flowed steadily but my mind waves often wavered and became unsteady . God was giving me a message to steady my mind like the steady flow of the sea waves ....imploring me to learn from them .
The feeling of the icy cold water on my feet on each rising wave coming towards me was cooling . I spotted a small fish which had been lashed on to the shore .It was quivering as if out of breath , I quietly picked it up and gently let it flow into the water . My thoughts just flowed ..........
SEA WAVES
Siting alone by the sea shore
I wondered what the sea waves were trying to say?
Their loud roar suggested ,they had nothing to hide
or was it just an awkward overplay
to bury their emotions in the noise of the incoming tide ?
I wondered if they were shielding their wounds ?
Trying to drown their hurt and their painful cries ,
in the din of the waves traveling on the rebound,
with the sea water jumping with every fall and rise .
I wondered if they were smiling and hugging,
and lilting to the music created by the speedy water flow ,
happily swaying ,dancing and singing
as they ran playfully high and low .
I wondered where each wave was going ahead?
Far into the horizon disappearing away ,
chasing each other in the huge sea spread,
following each other in a graceful sway .
I wondered if the waves which came back to the shore
Were the same which had been here before ?
Why were they always rolling above and below
as if searching for their lost love in the prancing water flow
I wondered at this God created mystery ?
What is actually the sea waves real history ?
Like the lofty sea waves ,my mind also swayed ,
sometimes it soared high and sometimes it just caved,
I wondered why my mind played such games ?
Why doesn't it embrace a calm and still frame ?
That's when I prayed to the Almighty Creator
God give me enough courage and strength
to keep my mind at a steady positive wavelength.
This illusionary world is full of suffering and pain ,
let me be a happy soul and forget life's losses and gains .
Pushpa Chaturvedi
