Lucky Muddy Bay

(Published in Academy of the Heart and Mind, July, 2024)

The notebook captured

everything.


Open sky,

the birds glided free.

She curled her toes in the dark,

cool sand.


Luck would have it,

just at sunset,

she spotted a friendly, grey dolphin in the bay.

She felt close to Mother Earth

and humbled by the immense beauty

and grace of nature.

Scribbled a few lines of poetry

then tore out the page

and crumpled it in her hand.


Sometimes words can’t capture the feeling,

of being free.

Content

Perfectly made

Already 60% water,

she immersed herself in the brackish, muddy bay

to total up the remaining 40%

To become 100% water.

She closed her eyes

and moved like those infants in videos who naturally know how to swim.



Follow your instinct and move gracefully.