THE RESTORATIVE REVERE

We have neglected, abused and plundered her.  We have exalted her in prose, poetry and song.

We know her as a source for joyful memories even as her rage has caused sorrow and destruction.

We chart and predict her moods from serene to furious and unrelenting  

We are in awe of her colors which range from  gloomy grey  to  sparkling blue.

We feel sure she can be trained and controlled.

She tells us she will not be trained or controlled.

She reminds all of us, the powerful, the ordinary, nation and citizen alike, she rules without dispute.

All this was part of a restorative revere as I sat on her beaches on  a recent trip to see the

Atlantic Ocean off the Florida Coast.