I lie
Or float
In the center
Of a divinely smooth
And spiritually
Satisfying
Lake
Bathing in the dusk

The water is as light as wind
As it caresses my
Bare skin
With a lover’s touch

While waves gently and rhythmically move me
I feel like I’m taking part in
The silent
And somber
Dance of remotest nature

Blind, the back of my body unknowingly
Faces a
Natural basin of
Ancient
Aquatic
And unspoken secrets

Like the melancholy fish that
Stroll through the dregs of the maritime
World

My face is gripped by the vastness of the sky
Those eyes of mine
Take a celestial journey through the
Colorful heavens
That hold no border

The sky above me is
A symphony
The sunset: that unnamed instrument of God
Warm and moving and majestic
The wind a delightful arrangement
Of sacred flutes
The stars the
Heartfelt harp playing of smiling angels

Wrapped in absolute
Calm
With peace on
My mind

Floating in that earthly yet otherworldly scene
I feel like Christ has confided
In me the secret
Of his divine act
As the soles of his feet
Padded across the water of our world