On the other side

 i love water.  i especially love water when it's in bodies i cannot see across.  great lakes, oceans, seas...

when i read about sailors who would leave their homes for months...leave families, friends, and lovers...i often imagine that this is what they longed to see as they approached home from the horizon.  a lady who put aside all the days' fretting while their husband was gone, and sat by the sea on the date of their arrival.