Immersion

I tasted the sun on the tips of my eyelashes.

Its sweetness soothed a soul, soured by disappointments dwelling deep in what might have been.

I wrapped my body in child-like-wonder.

It seeped into my skin and flowed to my heart until it resonated joy.

I emancipated my hair from bondage.

It responded yes to the wind, when asked to dance.

No approval sought from anyone.

I kicked off my shoes walked onto life’s lawn.

It took my soles measure whispering, hello old friend as it flowed between my toes

I listened to the music of the white hawks’ flight.

The notes imprinted on the nights staff, the melody lingering in the space between the stars.

I stood naked in my best dress.

My love for you for all to see, like steam on hot concrete kissed by the first drop of rain.

I slept the sleep of a newborn baby, fresh from womb to first breath dreaming in innocence.

Tomorrow I promise to do it all again.

© Alfreda Henry