Ralph Waldo Emerson — ‘Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.’
There’s a current of gladness
that wades-in on me
a shimmering ocean
that sets me free…
The warmth of morning
is in my eyes
seagulls swoop
and I’m mesmerized.
Whispy clouds
decorate the blues
it’s Monday
and I have nothing
to lose…
except for the weight
of intrusive thoughts
that weigh me down and
blow me
off-course…
So I scatter my burdens
near forgiving shores,
the tide carries them
until they are no more…
And the majestic cliffs
stand in admiration,
as I give myself
to the imagination
of an ocean
that exists for eternity
transposing the darkness
of misery…
drowning-out
the voices in my head
speaking to me
from the ocean bed…
And I drink of its wildness
its untamed depths,
until the winds of creation are my only breath…
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