When born a wave (still am)

 

                                               

(Wendy Cabell, first half of poem is from October 7, 2022, feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, of the “Tenderness” Icon of the Mother of God, and of Saint Osith and Saint Pelagia of Tarsus. (Revisited June 8, 2024, June 13, 2024 Feast of the Ascension, and June 24, Saint John’s Day). Second half of poem is from June 17, 2024, 1st day of  special 9 day Peace Novena to (above) Our Lady of Medugorje, feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (traditional date), Our Lady in the Forest “Ave Maria!” miracle), Our Lady of Perpetual Help (weeping Icon, Palestine) and Saint Nectan of Hartland. On Jewish calendar today Rebbe's Parents Wed (1900). Image from here.)

When born a wave (still am)

May, 1992

Awaken. 

Everything else?

It can wait. 

Stroll three blocks from this rented room.

Meet shock of sky, silk tide, with bare feet. 

Stash the blue dress by the rock — and dive.

Note your lessons, learned by kind neighbor’s side:

1. dip under, not over, a coming wave

2. infinite space here in which to glide

3. fellow rovers, they cruise in tandem 

       (though can’t see them),

there! down where sun resides —

cordial dolphins sweep below

ride their whisper tide

mend a path for moon to glow

 she sends her delegates:

       osprey

       otter 

       golden goose

                                      

and shakes a few stars to settle 

into waiting heart, new

loose

*From combined prompts: Freewrite as inspired by Arvid van Maaren’s photo of “Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura”, and “Beaches. Why I Don’t Care For Them” by Wanda Coleman, from Lisa Freedman's BreatheReadWrite, October 7, 2022 ;“Roadside Attractions with the Dogs of America” by Ada Limón, from Robbi Nestor's Poetry Salon class of June 8, 2024; "Pineapple Sage" by David Rosenheim, from Kim Malinowski‘s Poetry Salon class of June 24, 2024); and Dick Altman's "Scenes From a Chalice of Waters/Victory, from Kim Malinowski’s Poetry Salon class of June 17, 2024 -- her take on editing: “Revision will add creativity."