For some time, I’ve considered the art of managing the ups and downs, the joyous and agonizing waves of life to be like surfing. I’ve called it life surfing- riding the waves of life. I mentioned this to JC Wayne, and she sent me a drawing she had done. The idea for the video came to me during an interaction with Jeanett Molemohi, my "adopted" lil sis from Lesotho, in southern Africa. Thanks Jeanett!🙏The following emerged:
LIFE SURFER
Life,
you fragile microscopic giant
looming
over every breath
each
moment grasped or passed
My
gaze cannot encompass you
my
arms fail in feeble embrace
my
words garble
when
I seek to speak
your
essence
my
senses shimmy
as
your seasons change
as
your tides chase the moon
I
yearn to learn
to
surf the sand
as
well as sea
to
ride waves
in
roiling
or
placid mood
How
your curl of power
captivates
my tremble
abates
my cautious stumble
sends
me soaring
before
the landing
CRASH
