Today, a special seat was reserved for me 
at the table of heaven

As I rapidly descended the shadowed cape, 
the sun was gently grazing Earth’s infinite mirror

I glimpsed the rolling hills of water 
through flashes of tall conifers

My feet, surrendering to the gravity of the trail, 
fled the clinging foliage

Rounding the bend, the treeline severed 

Delicate clouds seasoned the sky

Ethereal pink and yellow brushstrokes — 
exhibitions from an artist’s deliberate hand

The ocean was everything and nothing

Waves birthed from physics and chance — 
partners in an intimate struggle

My bare feet pounded the firm sand, 
flirting with the hungry shoreline 

If there’s a God, he saved that seat just for me

So I could scream out that I love my life in solitude

Alone, just me and the universe