A Stirring

I repose in my ship setting at the harbor 

Ruminating about the endless time

Arms behind head; gazing towards gilded sun

In comes rolling clouds ever sublime

Anchor up; ship unmoored

Wind guides me into the ocean infinite

Waves crash; the spray cools my face 

Land dissolves into distant memory; I sit

Clouds abate; I move about

Looking o’er starboard; gold dazzles the surface

Waves calm with the rhythm of my heart

I furrow my brows, pondering purpose

My ship still; creatures circling about

Mysterious beasts below; majestic birds high

Life unattained by hand’s reach, Spirit touches

Atlas, for a moment, releases the sky

Time evaporates like a candle in the wind 

The sun magnifies as it falls into the sea

Day & Night collide; Past & Future fold

The birds and whales move in harmony

The collision a ripple in the ocean of the Universe

Celestial beings burst into a spectral road

Arcing down to the deck near my feet

Nervous my eyes cast upon it to and fro

No rails; no certainty; right foot takes first step

A piece of serenity touches the veins in my toes

Right hand reaches down to feel it, too

The rest of my body emerges; soul glows

I stand thereupon, it carries me above the world

I see everything and nothing simultaneously

The dynamics of the Universe flow ever anon

Eyes widen; soul enriched instantaneously

Cast back to my ship; Atlas returns to work

The birds and the beasts of the sea carry on.

I glance at the sunset; my soul toasts the day

Three cheers for Peace!  It shall be my song!

Night falls gently rolling down my shoulders

As my ship comes back to the pier

My vessel anchored and moored once again

The full moon drew my face near

“Forget it not,” I hear a whisper say

And I shudder; at home I turn the keyhole 

“Forget it not,” the whisper will not relent

I open the front door; Peace stirs within my soul