A Whale of a Wave

In a Facebook literary group, a friend Sundar Rajan  posted  this picture.  He sought poems from members based on the picture. This is what I came up with ..

I watched from the sidelines

as little boys ran after little waves 

and then ran back when they returned to the shore 

A little distance away, bigger boys ventured farther 

to challenge the bigger waves 

they  wanted to show off 

let people know  how courageous they are

no longer the little boys chasing small waves...  

Then came this magnificent, giant wave 

mesmerizing in its beauty 

even I wanted to feel it 

on my body and soul 

and simply merge with it into eternity... 

As the oblivious me walked towards it 

wife jerked me out of the trance

"What are you doing

you don't even know swimming!" 

somehow, at that moment nothing seemed to matter

except merging into that magnificent whale of a wave....