Calm Water

spray from the ocean waves hitting rocks on the shore,
as the surfers sit and wait for more,
the ocean waves stop and the sea goes still,
people watch and point from the top of the hill,
no ripples at all and no wind is felt on their skin,
they turn around swimming back as panic sets in,
stabbing their boards into the sand,
escaping from the water to the safety of land,
they turn around looking at the flat still sheet,
the people on the hill come down to the street,
wondering what is going on as they all stare,
taking photos of this event to facebook share,
the sun sets with a perfect reflection of the sky,
then the waves come back as everyone wonders why.