Sea and Sky

The border between sea and sky 

blends inseparably in shades

of gray and powder blue

subtle hints of pallid green

like brush strokes of a painting

frozen in time within its frame

the salty air gelid 

as it fills our elastic lungs 

silencing our sanguine tongues

its frigid fingers finding

their way through the woven

fibers of every layer we wear

our bodies benumbed by

the brumal spell we're under

awakening within an ardent awe

and unwonted wonder