POETRY

The Sea and Me

A Free Verse Poem Response to Suntonu Bhadra’s “Sea”

Lapping waves of aqua upon Golden sand beneath The bright warm Sun Glistening upon your surface, Finds me once again staring At your wonder and beauty. I can do this for hours, Day after day year after year.

I find myself swimming Into the distance of your Soothing therapeutic water Washing away any stresses or concerns Of a mind troubled; my Yoga.

I squint my eyes, The Sun is raining down Small pieces of itself, Silver stars dancing upon the surface Of your calm water.

Big breaths then down I dive, Slight pressure in my head A quick pinch of the nose and blow Releases any discomfort, I feel free, almost I imagine like flying Only not like a bird, I’m under the water So swimming as freely as a fish.

Up again to the water’s surface, Relaxing breast stokes easy as a frog Finds pure joy in this freedom, The depth giving the sense of your greatness…

To return back to shore, Big easy strong backstrokes, Drive me along quickly on The surface of the sea, Finding me now in the shallows where I relax, More so, taking in the warm rays of the Sun While enjoying the warm ripples of the sea Lapping over my ever grateful body and mind.

I thank the sea for taking care of me, I dive down a few more times My lungs filled with air So as to enjoy the underwater experience, It makes me smile briefly to Be like a fish, then back up to float On my back and let the water lap. Eventually after my hour, back to my spot To admire my friend, the wonderful, beautiful sea.

Thank you for reading. J.

This Poem response is to Suntonu Bhadra prompt “Sea” Thank you for your Invite Suntonu. Read Suntonu Bhadra’s wonderful piece here.

As is tradition, I respectfully invite… Jodi Rempel Steve B Howard Jackie Ann Adam, Diabetic Cyborg Dennett Scott Edgar to respond to my prompt “freedom” Thank you all very much. J.

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