Ashes at Sea

It was a day unforgettable
The kind that comes once in a lifetime or two
The sea was calm, the sky was blue
Humpbacks were breaching
Dolphins were leaping
Seals on their backs
Minnow schools flashing 
Paddle boarders relaxing
Sun slowly setting out to the west
Birds swooping down trying their best
To catch fish without fumbling
Charter boat engine gave a low rumbling
The air was filled with surreal vibrations
A day like no other, sense of soul liberation
You couldn’t help but notice the unusual circumstance
Serendipity one might say, or rarest episode of chance
We were gathered together to pay tribute to our mother
Children and grandchildren, carrying out her final wishes
To bring remains back home to the beach and the sea
A symbol of where she wanted to be
In body and person, in spirit and substance
In purpose and values, with yearning and striving
To stay alive in our memories, to carry on trying
To live the way she would want us to live
With love in our hearts and wisdom to give
The captain was speechless
He hadn’t seen quite a day
“It’s not usually like this” he stumbled to say
“You are very lucky, I feel something special"
"She must be here with you in some form or fashion”
We all understood deeply without any reaction
I’ll always remember that sense of connection
With nature and family, earth, sea, sky and creatures
Knowing that higher source created these features
Unmistakable and powerful, perhaps you can know
In these instances of life try to not let them go
Although they will fade and normal days with return
Always remember that feeling, for that sense you will yearn
Again it will come in another form
If you open yourself to the infinite ways
It can strike you and touch you, allow the spirit to flow
Into your being, keep it with you and know
There is higher power, all things are connected
Find this truth for yourself, you will always feel protected
To live life to the fullest
Pursue your potential
Give back to others, do something substantial
In small ways or big ways, it doesn’t matter that much
As long as you help, other hearts will you touch