By The Sea Poem by Jim Yerman

We spotted them one morning on our walk…they were admiring the sea…
A father…standing, gazing out…his daughter…gazing from her knees.

As they looked out at the sea in silence…their shadows cast behind them
I felt blessed, in that moment, to be lucky enough to find them.

And I wondered, in that moment, watching this father and his little sprout
as they looked upon the sea…what they might be thinking about.

This is actually something I think about a lot…
How our eyes look at the same ocean…
and how we all think different thoughts.

She..perhaps thinking about the water or the clouds
how being there next to her father makes her glad…
While his mind might have wandered to his daughter kneeling beside him
and the awesome responsibility he has being her dad..

Was she thinking about what she's going to eat for lunch?
Did her dad promise her ice cream?
Was he thinking about her health and happiness
and helping to fulfill her future hopes and dreams?

Of course I don't know what they were thinking…
what thoughts might have crossed their minds…
as we continued on our walk and left the two of them behind.

But I do know…when it comet to thinking…wishing, hoping, dreaming
there is no better place to be
Than standing…even kneeling together…
sharing thoughts down by the sea.