The Res

the weather is hot now, hot enough to swim , November first swim of the year. Damian your Water theme poems have inspired me to share . not so secret place , water is my favourite place to be.

Sparkles on the water

ive been waiting to feel so free

its not the sea

but its where I want to be

just a short drive from home

I don’t need a phone

I walk without doubt in my mind

its going to be cold

but water beckons me like a long lost friend

the dragonflies seem to cheer me on

fluttering with their wings

my heart begins to sing

im in now

I pushed past the first leap

I was determined I knew id feel like me again

the water washes over

the winter is gone

I am in here where I want to be

swimming in nature I can see

my mind is clear again as the water washes over

I see the colours in the water

I see the colours in the sky

I remember times as child when I swam for hours

I was a mermaid you see

I would see her watching me

I can still see her now

in my minds eye

just like the dragonflies cheering me on

My mother you see

I would wave from a far

on the edge she would be

she has never left me and is always in my minds eye

I could stay here all day

the peace is so contentful

the duck passes me by

chirps of birds , the clicking of insects

I start to count the dragonflies

so I can tell a story afterwards

Sometimes life is about an audience

we want to share the beauty

share how clear the sky is

or the reflections of the trees in the water

how do I share what I saw

the thing is I can see myself again

I look in the mirror I am there

that young soul , the true essence of me

the young one who swam , shared and smiled.

who always said ‘ when is our next swim, who’s coming in’

for now its the Res, summer is here

the water is clear.

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Water and me

now the seasons coming to a close, I write again, I want to be able to capture the moments of the seasons, I do not know how. it is how it is.

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I try not to want to stay

the wind on my face

sparkling water on each side

I am in the middle of the Res

the water is all around me

trees are a far

clouds up above

a duck paddles by

for the most part I am alone

I feel the echoes of time on the travelling water that comes towards

close to the surface I watch the sparkles

the sparkles move with a dance I can never quite fathom

its a dance of time, of light , wind and fate

I liken it to my soul knowing this is the way it was meant to be

our creator making it just this way

each time I swim , I reset my heart

for another day, when I am in the middle of the Res,

with water all around

I know there’s nothing that can not be reset ,

breathed away ,

brought to the water

for the sparkles to rest my eyes ,

to see peace, the sun , wind , water

magic makes this happen

I float for a while

tread water in the middle

resting my heart

I try not to stay too long

time stands still as I stare at the sparkles

I try not to stay too long

I am with one with what I can see

water is all around me

my favourite place to be.