the bay is full of ships in waiting
barges moored before they're taken
pulled and pushed to other places
among them all the morning faces
of seals and geese and ducks and gulls
who swim between the metal hulls
as floatplanes take off from on the water
to the ocean's island daughter
to a place not far away
across the gulf this sunny day -
now in the bay a seal is splashing
diving deep with flippers thrashing
a ship sails by in graceful motion
heading out across the ocean
while on the shore the mountains rising
are drenched in light, snow capped surprising
glints and twinkles fill the sky
speed through air right to my eye -
clouds rub against the snowy whiteness
caressing earth with gentle lightness
as they pass over heading on
the ocean's breath, a misty song -
today is full of mood elating
thoughts and feelings meditating
pulled and pushed by breath to places
surrounded by the many faces
we encounter in the lulls
between our thoughts where spirit mulls
and dwells and lives in heaven
while touching earth with light as leaven
rising up we dive within
to a place we've always been