Nancy Lankston
Here and now it is sunny outside
I chop carrots. Mince garlic.
Heat oil. Salivate.
Inhale the aroma.
Here and now I am sad inside
I grieve. Shed tears
Ponder death.
See pain all around.
Here and now I sit with it all
Breathe pain. Breathe sorrow.
Breathe garlic and sun
Open to life.
There’s a message in the water, they say
Yes! I cry
She says dive in, enjoy
Love your juice
The wet messy wonder
In the flow of life.
There’s emotion in the water, they say
Yes! I cry
All tears and fears
Rage and sorrow
The entire saga is there
Within your flow.
This Earth’s all about the water, they say
Yes! I cry
Whales sing their song
A love for mother ocean
Who birthed you
And flows within still.
You are more water than solid, they say
Yes! I cry
The better to flow
Within, ride ocean’s wave
Connect with mother
Warm wet mama.
Juicy blue.
Green, everywhere green
Falling water cascades
Ripples out anew.
Icy fingers caress
I glide through
Search for other side.
A shiver of fear
I am in the heart
Behind the falling tears.