Pulling It All Together

Rugged cliffs
Sand
Grass
Rocks
Metal and plastic pipes

Blue sky
A smattering of fluffy white clouds
Sand
Sprinkled with
Rocks
Beach chairs
Beach umbrellas
Beach people

Water
Connecting the two
Blending into the sky in the distance
Crashing onto the sand in front of us
Stretched and thinned out by the tide
But still crashing
Still powerful
Pushing around the sand and rocks
Collapsing the cliffs
Exposing evidence of houses long gone
Pulling all of us
And our equipment
Onto the beach
Away from our homes
Pets
Jobs
Routines
Our lives

Lighthouse
Barely visible behind the cliff
Intruding into the sky
Still
From where it was moved
To keep it safe from the water
At least temporarily

Temporarily
There to be pulled together
With
Cliffs
And sky
And you