I went on a trip last weekend to the San Diego area (North County/Encinitas/Carlsbad to be precise) with Jeanette for her 50th birthday. We had a truly delightful time. The first night we were there, we went to a beach where the surf interacts with the rocks in a way I find so very enjoyable. So I wrote this, and I really like how it turned out. (Oh, I called it “II” because I have already written a — totally different — poem called Deep Calls to Deep.)