Looking over from the Mangalore coastline

As I look out at the open vast ocean in front of me I felt strangely calm .
All the fire in me mitigated to energy all the tiredness
changed to a rejuvenated mind .
All the past follies were let to rest the intoxication of highest highs
and lowest ebbs ceased to matter .
Tranquillity engulfed me the vitality moved me and the sound of waves
beckoned as if I've been hypnotised .

I felt one with the vast ocean and yet felt so small in front of such a limitless body .

The hues of the Arabian Sea met the shades of the clear skies and almost perfectly complemented each other .

The golden sun glistening away in the horizon .......
the birds fly leaving minute bird foot print trails in the wet sands...........

I close my eyes and I can envision the sea spread out like an infinite continent of blue satin robe the sounds of the magical waters that cascade and rise splash and gush rhythmically .

We sat hours mesmerised by the greatness and the beauty of this body in front of us ,
oblivious to our surroundings .

Voices in the distance rung out ..... sounds of plain life ,
the din and clutter was so far away it felt like paradise
as if we could see and feel but not be stirred .

My life came in images of family, friends, the great success,
love, lust, fleeting happiness, despairing lows.
The questions unanswered. The answers.
The peace that I was in pursuit of didn't elude me it was within me,
within the ocean so big, it was between us .

I felt Calm .
I felt at peace from wandering ghosts , haunting skeletons and lonely shadows.
I was with myself as if I stood the test of waters and felt untouched by the sands of times .

I didn't just hear I could listen .................
I didn't breathe I respired the sounds and smells ...................
I didn't just exist I lived that moment .........

I live it from that moment on replay it and feel the waves wash away my tired feet time and again .

As I listen to its sound with the conch purchased at the shoreline petty shop .
It was blissful .
It think was the trip , the company of great friends and of course Mangalore .
I will let all those Mangis brag about their hometown tis was truly beautiful !