On Nature

The sun is providing as it always 

does, heat...light...guidance.

The water is there underneath me, 

supporting my sturdy craft.

I can hear the soft swish it makes as I glide, the 

rhythmic plunk of my paddle 

as it goes in, comes up, and goes in again.

I am centered in my world.  

My breath is even, it’s comforting.

I look up as an eagle suddenly 

comes into sight, soaring like a giant in the sky.  

The white of his head so vibrant as it dips down 

searching for prey below.  

He tips his wings as if to beckon me to follow him.  

If only I could.

Back to the water again my thoughts go as I notice 

the lacy, thread-like algae 

below the surface.  Suspended in space 

like an army of green warriors trying to overtake 

it’s watery captor.  

It almost seems like time is slowing 

as my skiff maneuvers the glassy road before me.  

Like a Queen of Narnia, I survey the grandeur 

that lays before me...this kingdom teeming with life.  

Love is all that comes to mind. 

Love that creates, Love that sustains, 

and Love that beats in my heart for all of it.