Wave -

Because a wave is not a thing. It is a gesture. A message passed from air to water to land and back again. It dies not to end, but to travel. Each retreat is a promise. Each silence is a gathering.

It begins not with a crash, but with a breath. Because a wave is not a thing

Then the water hesitates. It pulls back, hissing through the gravel, dragging shells and secrets into its dark hold. The beach is clean. The slate is wiped. It dies not to end, but to travel

Far from the shore, in the deep cathedral of the ocean, a tremor of wind skims the surface. No more than a whisper, it pushes a fold of water forward—a sleeping giant stirring in its bed. For miles, it gathers patience, drawing energy from the moon’s silver string and the earth’s slow turn. It begins not with a crash, but with a breath