Verbal Description
A portrait image
The entire image is shallow water, two small gentle waves moving in on the horizon. As the water crests for the first wave near the top edge, it appears to be a purplish blue color. It takes on a more brownish tone when it moves into the second wave near the center of the image. Shadows provide added depth to the curving waves that extend beyond the left and right edges. Reflections dance on the surface of the water illustrating additional movement. The reflections fade and make way for tiny white bubbles at the bottom of the photo. The view seems layered in horizontal colors, shades, and patterns of light.
The top blue layer entertains a series of smaller ripples that emerge as humps of light and shadow. Pebbles and rocks are visible beneath the water’s surface throughout much of the image. They are most evident in the lower section and disappear when the water becomes blue. Similarly, the white bubbles dissipate and only speckle the water’s surface in the upper layers.
If I could give you
Peace of mind,
I would
In a heartbeat.
No question.
I would
In a heartbeat.
But life’s rhythms
ebb and flow
As they do,
And we are all
Left to be
Exactly where we are
Trusting the waves.
Or not.
Why is it that peace
Like other precious gifts
Cannot be given?
And why is it that peace
Like everything of Light
Overwhelms us when received?
I watch your waves
And feel
My own movements
Amidst the seas of chaos.
I take a deliberate breath
To allow silence.
I feel
My heart beat
In peaceful rhythms
Exhaling winds
Of compassion
For us both.
