Vast and powerful,
the invitation
like a sea
with a surf
and unknowable tides—
I do not want to stay
on the shores
of my life.
I want to run headlong
into the waves,
to feel myself buoyed
and challenged,
to know myself
as one who risks,
who emerges
shimmering.
this poem has an indefatigable drive toward life, described so well, and so unattainable by someone my age…that I’m left with envy. Go for it, is all I can say! Always go for it!
Oh Carol, good advice. thank you