Differing states of perception
Make for an interesting journey
Today the air is cool
The sun is not yet warming
The back porch
Learning to swim ocean waters
Sometimes I dive too deep
Stay down too long
Knowing how to rise up
Keeps me from drowning
I walk along the shore
Shallow waves bubble around my ankles
Feel the warm sand beneath my bare feet
Holding and admiring the jewels
Gathered from the ocean floor
Baby birds chirping
Mamma bird calling
Returns to feed her young
Hawk glides effortlessly
High above the trees
Acclimates to the biomes
Clear vision to see
Where she has been
Where she is now
And where she’s going to be
Deep red chrysanthemum eyes
Lest I forget
I am her
And she is me
