and i smile . . . because you are

and i smile . . . because you are

thoughts

are like grains of sand

upon this pristine lonely beach

where my consciousness

has cast it’s anchor

and each one

is of you

i have no need

of my sails

for my dream is fulfilled

my sextant and my rudder

have served me true

served me well

i sit here in contemplation

reflecting on the voyage past

the turbulent seas

the storms

the long hot days

and damp cold nights

and i smile

yes

i smile now

but the voyage . . .

it was not so easy

i prayed for land

so many times

but all i was given

was endless horizons

regardless of the direction

i took

or directions i looked

all i saw was

. . .  possibilities

they came to me

in the Ocean’s swell

telling me of Sailors

like i

who could not see

the promise

as my tomorrows

became my yesterdays

i began to think

i had lost my way

but my heart knew

of this place

my ultimate destination

it whispered as one

with the nymphs and muses

of the Sea

evoking visions

longings

for this unknown land

this beach

a place where it’s certainty

became my reality and certainly

i am eternally grateful

and as i lay my head

in these sands of thoughts

reflection

remembrance

of the journey

and what it now reveals

i can do naught

but dance my soul

into an exhaustive slumber

with all that i am

embracing our one-ness

one nest

each as our own

in blissful reunion

and i smile

because you are

© 3 September 2011 : William S. Peters, Sr.