Ocean View

It was a lot of water,

more than he had ever

seen before. Big rivers

he knew, the Midwestern

kind which ran for miles

from far north to the

Gulf of Mexico.

But this was an ocean,

the Pacific to be more

specific, water to the

left, water to the right,

water reaching out to

the horizon as far as

the eye could see.

He stood there for the

first time amazed on this

sunny California day.

More water than he had

ever seen before.

The Pacific Ocean…

Huh, he stood there

on the wooden pier

transfixed, wondering

what it was like on the

other side?

Would someone over

there likewise be looking

out wondering?

               -30-

Chris Hanch 8-4-2022