My Resting Place

What I love most about snorkeling is the feeling of weightlessness.

The deeper you get the less alone you feel.

When i'm pulling myself through the water

I like to close my eyes and it feels like i'm taking a deep breath

A warm breath 

and when i breathe in my lungs fill not with water,

but with a heaviness that reminds me of being wrapped in a blanket.

You don't feel the cold when you are that deep under water.

The pressure of the ocean becomes like a lullaby 

Reminding you that the world outside 

Will never matter.

You become aware that you are breathing 

The slow, full breaths of the sea

Not filled with air 

But rather a sweetness that leaves you craving more.

And so you dive 

Deeper and farther 

Searching for a way to never surface

A way to stay in the peaceful bed 

We call the ocean.

How could one ever crave the warmth of the sun 

When they have the comfort of the water?

The ocean is a novel filled with stories,

Stories that if you listen it will tell you.

But you have to go deeper.

Give yourself to the stillness

Sink to the bottom and rest your head on a pillow of sand.

You look up and see,

The ever changing surface above you 

A glimmer of light, a flash of green.

You take a deep breath

And then you know.  

You've found home. 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing description of the sea. I love the ocean also. I suicide boarded the Pacific and the Atlantic often in my youth.
"How could one ever crave the warmth of the sun
When they have the comfort of the water?
The ocean is a novel filled with stories,
Stories that if you listen it will tell you."
I agree with the above lines. When you are dancing with the waves. No better place to be. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[lyss]

Thank you :)

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Crimson Bayonet]

A very beautiful and breath-taking poem. (No pun intended). Alluring wording and exquisite imagery. I loved the detailed but simple descriptions of the ocean. I also loved the feeling of actually being underwater; very alive and mysterious. Simply a wonderful poem, amazing job! :)