The first waves splash
Gently against the rocks
As the day goes
Harder on the rocks
Engulfing and enveloping in his strong waves …..
At noon the sun burns the rocks
But the water will cool
And the rocks will await for those warm waves
Come evening the waves will subside
The excitement of the day is no more
For the sea now romances the moon
At this moment the rocks will sadly await …
For the morning
For the sea…
But yet again, next evening
The rocks will be alone
Waiting for the morning
Waiting for the sea..
But how long to wait??
The sea will never stay
With the rocks forever
So why wait??
Just like they always say
Today’s sorrow is tomorrow happiness…
Someday, the hard waves,
Powerful tides would have
Beaten the rocks to granules
Grains of fresh sand
Forming a beautiful beach
An abode for all love
All affection and all fun..
And then will realize the sea
His waves and tides
That without the rocks
He would ne’er be
The blissful, gentle, beautiful beach
That they form together , now….
© G N Karthika 2006

In the morning time, the high tides splash against the rocks. When the sun stings the rocks, the high tides splashes and soothes. In the evening the tides are low and the rocks still yearn for those relieving splashes. But it seems as if the reflection of the moon in the water signifies that the water now chooses to spend time with the forever beautiful moon. Again the next morning, in the absence of the moon, the sea again reaches for the already seduced rocks that are forever waiting for the soothing water. But the sea will return to reflect and romance the moon in the evening again. Yet the rocks patiently wait…Over the years… the consistent splashes would have eroded the rocks to granules of sand forming a gorgeous sea… Then the sea will realize that without the rocks that have become sand today, it cannot be the stunning sea that everyone admires now…

Similarly in life, in moments of despair, you would have met people who would have set you sailing but they may not realize the impact they’ve made on you. Probably they yearned for companionship and found you as an alternative. Such people will not stay with you forever. You may go on waiting, missing and adoring them forever but they just move on and forth in life. You’ll be hurt at heart. But someday in future, when that person turns back and looks, that person will realize that you were the one who is the reason for their success. What’s the use of this bitter realization now? Even you will be successful, admired and adored, someday. Swallow hard and move on in life. Your day will come.