Painting by Steve Hanks ~ Giclee on Canvas
 

Bernard Gieske, US

 

Dancing on the Shore

When the ocean water is at rest
Walking barefoot along its shore is at its best.
Deep within its depths abides its soul
From an inner core its secret is gradually told.

Tenaciously its siren tugs her toes
Slowly washing away all her woes.
In meditative wonder she slowly beholds
All that around her nature unfolds.

Her mirrored self glistens on the water.
As she unwinds in a whirl of prayer,
The edges of the tide swell into her every cell.
In mystery she feels herself converge under its spell.

As emanations begin to strum the strings of her esprit
She begins to sense the flow of nature’s melody.
A gentle breeze chimes in from the open sea
Lifting her up to break into a dance carefree.

She whirls and twirls with leg extended
Her being in new waves expanded.
Accepting nature’s proposal at hand
She continues to dance upon the sand.