27 Sep THE LAKESIDE SHINES TRUE
We are drawn to water
in all her glories –
from the great open ocean,
to a communal pool,
to the edge of a small park lake.
in all her glories –
from the great open ocean,
to a communal pool,
to the edge of a small park lake.
Perhaps this is because
we are built from flood,
each carried into this world submerged.
we are built from flood,
each carried into this world submerged.
A connection as strong as tide.
The ripples of ‘a warm little pond’.
The ripples of ‘a warm little pond’.
That most ancient element of light
bonds twice to the breath of all living creatures
and the story of our creation springs.
bonds twice to the breath of all living creatures
and the story of our creation springs.
Where once we came to bathe.
now here we come to spill our tales.
now here we come to spill our tales.
Through the fluidity of communication
and the salted flow
we are carried down the generations
on storms
back to the oldest sea.
and the salted flow
we are carried down the generations
on storms
back to the oldest sea.
Drench us in understanding,
quench our thirst with inspiration,
then
wrench us like a whirlpool
and immerse us in one another.
quench our thirst with inspiration,
then
wrench us like a whirlpool
and immerse us in one another.