Sestina – “Tides”
Stumbling awkwardly, reacting at reality,
Fumbling in the stark darkness
where the only guide is: the chime of time
the pain of flight through life
the held breath of the gamble as we chance that dance
Through all that is eternal.
Walk slowly, gain certainty through senses in the eternal
Realms that render such resplendent reality.
Walk slowly, with poise, confidence, then gracefully dance
and dash with daring through the darkness,
Weave, weft, warp in the loom that is life
and ties into the threads of time.
Rise high and fly – it is time
For elation and euphoria of the experience in the eternal
Flight of fleeting life.
From lofty levels, look what is left in all reality,
The harshness of darkness
Entrances, one glance and the dance-
What dance?
Freeze the time
In frigid darkness
Unchanging eternal.
This is the cold reality,
Fragility of life.
What is life,
But a dance
through reality
and time:
A journey of light through eternal
Darkness.
Embrace the darkness,
Melt the soft snow, and let it breathe life.
Embrace the ebb and flow of the eternal,
Quick, slow – quick quick slow- and dance
The dance of time
Entwined with reality.
Define the darkness to your dance,
Tune your life to the tick of time
And eternal bliss becomes reality.