The Water and the Breeze

Thoughts by the river

The Water and the Breeze

Here I sit, and find my soul.
The water ripples softly by.
The wind carries the salty scent,
As it lifts the edge of my paper,
And then dances through the palms.

Time seems to stand still here.
Even with people fishing, talking.
Birds screech for attention or food.
And cars drive in and drive out.
A quiet soothing calm lives here.

Away from this place, there is chaos.
Family members in crisis
A world lost in war
Life situations ever changing
It’s hard to keep up!

And I come here to sit, breathe.
I let the water take me over.
It soothes and it comforts.
It hypnotizes me.
It frees the hurts of my soul.

And the breeze wraps itself around me
It embraces me. It comforts me.
It holds me safe.
And it whispers to me,
Be strong girl…we are here for you!