Fish in the sea
I see how they live in the sea where they’re free,
a community born of a deep consciousness
bound in a school and kept always together
by love or a purpose instilled in their brains.
If I reach down to touch, they scamper away
afraid, I would say, of something unknown
or of shadows cast cover their claimed terrain
or fear of betrayal from a human hand.
(Photograph by Gareth Howell)
As fish in the sea perhaps we are scared
to reach out and touch what we cannot see
in fear of reprisals or what may befall
should we be aware of life’s mystery.
Yet deep consciousness belongs to us all
and binds man to man with connecting lines
but dropped in the middle of free hungry needs
we proceed to live as an island, I fear.
As fish in the sea swim close to the shore
and enable the blind to see how to be,
how many believe God brings to us too
the means and the way to live better today?
Be it me or the fish, or a lover, a wish,
be it hope or a dream or only a thought,
it’s all meant to be the beginning of change
and we have the means of making it be!
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Comments
Comment from Helen Howell
Time November 30, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Hi Deborah, nice to “meet” you and I’ll be checking out your site as soon as I can. Oh, and I love the name you’ve given it.
Helen
Comment from rampantheart
Time December 2, 2007 at 5:10 am
Great write!I especially loved these lines;
“As fish in the sea perhaps we are scared
to reach out and touch what we cannot see
in fear of reprisals or what may befall
should we be aware of life’s mystery. ”
How meaningful these lines are!All humans can relate to this line.This poem is worth bookmarking.I am glad i found you via blogrush.I will be back here to read all your writings.
Look forward to acquainting with you.
Comment from Helen Howell
Time December 3, 2007 at 11:35 am
Hello rampantheart. Thank you so much for reading and for leaving such an encouraging comment. It is always nice to be “found” be it by a reader, an employer, or a lover.
Hope to “see” you again here and thanks.
Helen
Comment from Deborah Dera
Time November 30, 2007 at 11:26 am
I just found your blog via BlogRush. I’ll be back again!
Deborah
http://www.therhythmofwrite.com