Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Convex

Convex

The only buoyancy
is sometimes a lake
rather than an ocean,
where our bodies sink deeper
and are confined
by a concave shoreline.
The storms 
grow unrestrained
over the salt;
able to consume us
and digest us
on jagged reefs.
But through waves of energy
we can now see them
over the horizon,
and plot a safe course.
Yet the fresh water
and humid land
can nurture concentrated 
tornadoes,
that splinter
the ribs of our hulls
without warning.

-Robert L. Jackson III



9 comments:

  1. Storms at sea are truly extraordinary. Well said.

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  2. The sea certainly is a fickle friend.

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  3. The ocean is always extraordinary - one can never take it for granted. Well said.

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  4. A wondrous and mighty world we live in, indeed.

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  5. "Yet the fresh water
    and humid land
    can nurture concentrated
    tornadoes,"....Wow! That's extraordinary!

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  6. That last thought is extraordinary..the most nurturing of things can turn into violent threats momentarily...bears thinking about

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  7. Sometimes we can bow under pressure..i felt that sense here

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  8. There are always threats, even without warnings. I loved it.

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  9. Yet the fresh water
    and humid land
    can nurture concentrated
    tornadoes,
    that splinter
    the ribs of our hulls
    without warning.

    Beautifully deep and profound!

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