Quarantine Poetry: Open Water

During the pandemic of this year, I've been writing a poem each day and posting it to Facebook. Most of my poems are celebrations of natural beauty; a few are ethical/political commentaries with some bite.

You can see more poems by visiting my new Facebook page.

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Open Water

©2021 Rev. Ted Tollefson

The Big River slows and flattens

becoming once again "Spirit Lake" (mni wak'áŋ)

"Eye of Heaven", Deep Peace of Earth-and-Sky.

Everything along this line is doubled:

limestone cliffs and hardwood forests,

dark green flames of pine,

now there are two:

above & below, actual & reflected.

When the heart-mind enters this serene horizon

differences fall away

where there were two, now just one:

clear light, open water

all the way home.