The ocean is a desert…

The ocean is a desert…

The ocean is a desert:

No water to drink,

No trees to rest,

No animals to ride.

The gull that glides

Above the waves

Is the faraway condor

Surveying the sand;

They are in their element.

We find no home

In the sea any more than

We sleep in the clouds.

Originally published in Written River, Volume 2, Issue 5 (Winter 2014-15), page 37

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