Parishioner Lee Larson is a talented poet, and we feel honored and blessed to have the chance to share some of his poetry with you over the coming weeks. Click here to read his introduction.
Swimming to the Rushes
As I moved through the water
I became half fish, half man.
My snorkel cut through its surface
Like the dorsal fin of a shark.
Once I reached the sanctuary of the rushes
I dove down and moved among them, through them, with them.
There I floated weightless and silent.
The fish at first were wary
But became curious and plentiful.
Above me the surface world
Seemed distant and other-worldly.
I rested in the stillness
For what seemed like an eternity.
I did not want to leave this sacred space
But eventually I surfaced and swam back to the beach.
As I rested there now fully human
I vowed to return to this oasis that had fed my soul.
