At Sea: A Poem for Uncertain Times
Photo by Silje Lilly At Sea We are all at sea. The horizon is fluid, It’s mountains are Ever changing. Squalls bring tomorrow into now. We intertwine our limbs Into the rigging And hope the waves Don’t tear us at the seams, As the celestial force of time Crashes over our bows And threatens our creaky hull With a premature eternity We are all at sea. Planning our routes by Liquid landmarks. A drift in a stillness That stretches today Into starvation. We sink our teeth Into the decks And hope for waves To vibrate in our gums, Our souls thirst for wind To catch our sails and move us From an eternal moment Into change. James 4:13-16 This poem about uncertainty, about unexpected change that can disturb our plans, and about a muting of hoped for change, seems to be appropriate during the current crisis. In our modern times, especially in developed countries, our ro...