I Want to Age Like Sea Glass

I want to age like sea glass.

Smoothed by tides

but not broken.

I want my hard edges to soften.

I want to ride the waves,

go with the flow

and let it carry me.

I want to catch a wave

to where I belong.

I want to be picked up

and held gently by

those who delight in my

well earned patina and

appreciate the changes I went

through to achieve that beauty.

I want to enjoy the journey

and always remember

that if you give the ocean something

breakable it will turn it into

something beautiful.

I want to age like sea glass.

by Bernadette Noll