The Sea Tilted Today

The sea tilted today
After the breeze stopped
After the mist sank to the ground
Depositing sand and silt
On once shiny cars

With no breeze
High clouds replaced
Yesterday's closeness
The surf came up
And it never does

Perhaps Empedocles
The underwater volcano
Was burping again
Casting out mini tsunami
To go with the sulfur smell
Suddenly in the air

Perhaps the wind had come up
Elsewhere
Sending us its waves
As falling sand
Turned the still waters
Further from shore
Pale brown and soft

Perhaps the sea tilted today
After the breeze stopped
After the mist sank to the ground
Depositing sand and silt
On once shiny cars