It beckons relentless
With its enamoring nature
A steadfast juxtapositionÂ
Of depth and surface
Always holding more
Than what is seen
Like people
Like Love.
Water groundsÂ
Though floating away
Escaping into chosen exile
From a world that changes
Merciless ebbs and flows
Raging stormsÂ
And ethereal stillness
Surely the world is
A reflection of the water
Yet far less trustworthy.
The water is also Grace
Meeting us where we are
Offering depth and buoyancyÂ
To those of us who dare to be
Vulnerable enough to swim
It beckons
Never safe
Demanding respect
Yet awarding with peaceÂ
Freedom
The opportunity to bask in
Beauty unmatchedÂ
A haven from the perils of the land
The intimacy of waterÂ
A romance of elements
Enveloping vesselsÂ
And people alike
Holding each withÂ
Unfailing consistency
No matter the storm Like Love
Like grief
Like Grace
Where do we go
When our land is unstable?
When all other elements
Pose a threat?
Where in Creation offers
A respite from the desert?
From one another?
Beauty
Depth
Freedom
Buoyancy
Danger
Safety
Intimacy
Grief
Enveloping Grace
A haven.
The water awaits.
Poetry and Image by Carrie Beth Wallace
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