Water Lesson

a poem from the beach

Warm Greetings from the Gulf Coast of Florida! The Camels and I are on a much anticipated vacation. Starting and ending each day in the water. Floating in the waves and soaking in the sunshine. And of course, writing new poems and imagining new ideas to share for future Wednesdays at the Well.

Today’s post is a short poem. About lessons we have learned in and from the water. Water is filled with lessons and this poem captures just an ounce of them.

Water Lesson
©Rebecca Wilson

our swim instructor said
remember you are weightless in water 
and I was 
doing all the things I couldn’t do on land
somersaults and splits 
cartwheels and flips and handstands
breathing so deeply and joyfully
inhaling and exhaling rhythmically 
effortlessly as I glided the length of the pool
with my eyes wide and curiously open
always choosing not to wear goggles 

free and fearless and brave 
and courageous and alive
maybe I was a mermaid 
or a fish 
whatever I was
I was different 
and by different I mean
I was myself 

returning to the water 
remembering the lesson
 
you are weightless

Allow a lesson you’ve learned from water to rise to the surface. How does it feel? How has it impacted your living? Have you ever shared it?

Water-fully Yours, Rebecca & 10 Camels