A Swimmer’s Delight

I stand quietly, watching

the waves wash over my feet.

I have been away from

my friend, the ocean,

for far too long.

Yet at first sight,

I am united once again

with her glorious being.

I begin swimming.

The wondrous, magical water

flows into and around

each cell, nourishing and

nurturing my body and soul.

The oceans embrace is

soothing and revitalizing.

I am at home in welcoming arms.

My movement across the surface

is like a cloud passing over a landscape.

I gaze below. Dolphins are playing - flying through

the water like jets then arcing upward

in a dance around me!

Schools of yellow and black-stripped

fish move in and out around

lemon gold mounds of coral.A large shoal of hand-sized

silver fish have appeared.

They are making u -turns

in mesmerizing flow.

The immensity is breath taking.

I tread water to stay with them

for as long as I can.

While I swim, the ocean

sways under me on a

course of its own.

Always, I need more time here.

A lifetime of times.

Winds carry oceans message

around the world, ocean to ocean.

"Love me. Protect me. Join me."

Her seamless beauty is reflected

in the heavens, and fills our hearts

with eternity.

Cotah Lyn Rose