A day in the ocean

 Beauty is around me,

underneath the blue sky,

I hold my breath when I

encounter a flying fish.

How glorious he must feel

to leap in the ocean,

and glide in flight over it.

I taste salt on my lips,

how sweet to feel one

with the vastness,

with the glory of it.

The waves awaken us,

it begins with the breath,

this journey of a thousand heartbreaks

and triumphs. 

Life dangles on a thin thread

we weave,

and we come undone.

Miraculous visions,

while the storms appear on the horizon.

It begins with the breath

and ends there.

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Grace in the moments

I savor small bites of happiness,

leaving some for other days.

Days unfolding with grace,

there are those moments undefined

simple,

the kind that flow through my hands

like running water.

Those are the moments

I remember at 4 o'clock  

in the morning 

when I can't sleep

and you embrace me

in your half sleep

our bodies forming a crescent moon.

The days sometimes escape me,

hours playing hide and seek

but the moments

leave me dazzled and spent.

Glorious they stand on their own

two feet.