The Taste of Dark Water

There is a stillness
when sinking into dark water.
A calm that envelops you
after the storm has passed

and you are spent,
bruised from the dashing of the rocks
and the slaps of the whitecaps,
no longer gasping for air.

Sinking slowly in graceful balletic turns,
time has left with a long list
of others to push toward the shore,
and the relief is immense and welcome.

And through the murky water
there is a sense of clarity
for in all things there is an end
but to truly understand it

we must remember the beauty of how it all began.

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

You are brilliant, and it shows again, Anne... very touching also here, and on David Scott's write tonight, I read, the water theme, that spreads out the calm, after accepting the fear of drowning somehow...

A comforting rebirth I sense here, I feel so much through this write, as I told Scott too, tonight. It could be about the airplaine that finally was found today, in the Asian Sea, but also it could be about personal rebirth, and the art of helping others, by your comforting words.

It's a total package of love my friend... enjoyed this on all layers.

- Elisa

[icelandicblue]

Water is so universal one cannot help but write about it. Thank you for your thoughts on the piece and seeing the layers through the darkness. Peace to you Elisa.

You are most welcome, dear, and peace to you too!

[MsJewel]

This is lovely.. Your words took me to eternal love...after the initial flutter of butterflies and longing to always be with that person - settling into a forever love.... happily ever after and all that jazz!

A stunning poem.
:) Julie

[icelandicblue]

Thank you...serenity is something I think we all crave and deserve.

[CountNicholasAlti]

You turn chaos into something lovely and peaceful, a feeling whom not very many can ascertain. It does sound beautiful sometimes, drowning in some foggy sea, letting everything end and sinking into infinity.

[icelandicblue]

Thank you so much. We begin as a speck only to become part of the endless universe. I look forward to reading your work.

[CountNicholasAlti]

It may be up your alley if this is what you are interested in, and I'll continue reading yours as well.

[Lyn Anderson]

I got something entirely different from this, but maybe my mind is MATURE and just goes there. Either way, it is a great and beautiful write with a sensual feel.

[icelandicblue]

Whatever you got I hope it was good. I love when people have alternative perspectives. Thanks so much for the read.

[Lyn Anderson]

Okay, for me, it was about sinking into the arms of a forbidden love, and realizing it was good and right, and wonderful in the end, weird huh, when everyone else sees depression?

[icelandicblue]

No, most of my friends here know of my struggles and they' have read a ton of my depressing poems. Many of my poems are written with a very dark pen. I'm happy you found something new and different in my words. I am a firm believer that once the poem is read its meaning belongs to the reader.

[Baby Ricochet]

"comfortable depression" That's what I got from this. Good one Blue

[icelandicblue]

Sounds about right BR. Thanks so much.

[kublakhan27]

Time has left with a long list of others to push toward the shore, and the relief is immense and welcome...a rivetingly sombre and powerful piece my friend, but scattered with bits of hope throughout...also a price rich in interpretative possibilities. It's hard to not take a measure of foreboding from the image of sinking in any kind of water, let alone dark, but you've infused it with an element of salvation which is a unique way of looking at it. Great and thought-provoking work as always.

[icelandicblue]

Thanks so much. I think if we continue to put one foot in front of the other we are actually hoping salvation is around the corner. Your reviews are always so filled with encouragement. Thank you for that.

[redflutterby]

Sometimes we are battered in the depths of our pain and we turn inwards to a place where we find a sort of numbness. What weve lost slips away and we gain a new perspective on what we still have. You leave me in awe with your words. The past months have been a horrible time for you...yet your resilience is evident. I wish you all the best in your life Anne...hugs x

[icelandicblue]

Thank you red I appreciate your never failing support. Some days are more resilient than others but there really is no other choice. I always find your words to be of comfort and for that I thank you.

[Aethereal]

Your poem has discovered tranquility. Consciousness is a dynamic characteristic of the universe. Like a wave it must eternally crest and trough . Death is nothing but a momentary trough, the harbinger of a rising crest., a beginning.

[icelandicblue]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts Aethereal.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is wonderful...and for me, a vision someone sees right before death...things have a certain clarity finally...and we remember the innocence. the beauty of what it was when it all began.

love this.

[icelandicblue]

Thanks jacob,
That means a lot coming from you.