I saw the Divine Mother
as I walked on the beach
early morning with my hubby

She was in the majestic waves
rising up from the fathomless ocean floor

I witnessed Her in the silver gilled fish struggling
for air at the end of a fishing pole
and in the baby sea turtle crawling toward
open arms mother of pearl

She flashed a celestial smile
when a dolphin a few feet from us
launched itself into the buoyant blue

David and I held hands chanting Om
while She sprayed us
again and again
with salty dawn kisses