Comments on: the ocean http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/ navigating the spaces between in and out Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jlb http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-117 jlb Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:03:23 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-117 <p>breathtaking…<br /> j. </p> breathtaking…
j.

]]> By: NW http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-122 NW Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:24:36 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-122 <p>Where have you been all this time?? It must be something good taking up your time…maybe you’ll write about it soon? </p> Where have you been all this time?? It must be something good taking up your time…maybe you’ll write about it soon?

]]> By: karen http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-123 karen Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:57:11 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-123 <p>thank you for the lovely poem.</p> <p>it was like that, for me too. </p> thank you for the lovely poem.

it was like that, for me too.

]]> By: Eshne http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Eshne Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:17:05 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-124 <p>Inspiring. I’ve never thought of it like that before but it makes perfect sense. </p> Inspiring. I’ve never thought of it like that before but it makes perfect sense.

]]> By: Jan http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Jan Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:41:44 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-125 <p>Beautiful imagery, Jen. I was awakened at age 49. I will never forget that night…. </p> Beautiful imagery, Jen. I was awakened at age 49. I will never forget that night….

]]> By: Ryan http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Ryan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:31:14 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-126 <p>a stunning piece of writing. </p> a stunning piece of writing.

]]> By: Acquafortis http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Acquafortis Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:34:55 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-127 <p>Wow… </p> Wow…

]]> By: tongue-tied http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-128 tongue-tied Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:03:31 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-128 <p>lovely!<br /> thank you </p> lovely!
thank you

]]> By: MLC Mid-Life Clarity http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-129 MLC Mid-Life Clarity Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:34:08 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-129 <p>That is just lovely — I have missed your posts.<br /> Thank you. </p> That is just lovely — I have missed your posts.
Thank you.

]]> By: the ocean http://www.awakeningsblog.com/2008/03/the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-309 the ocean Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:17:30 +0000 http://awakenings.blogsome.com/2008/03/25/the-ocean/#comment-309 <p>This is what it was like for me, the first time.</p> <p><strong>the ocean</strong></p> <p>when I asked<br /> what it was<br /> like<br /> to know a<br /> woman<br /> my dear one<br /> replied<br /> with infinite<br /> wisdom,<br /> “it is like<br /> the ocean”<br /> …..</p> <p>and I<br /> was<br /> rolling and,<br /> spinning and,<br /> holding<br /> the air<br /> in my<br /> lungs<br /> so I would<br /> not drown</p> <p>eyes shut<br /> but<br /> mind open<br /> under<br /> and<br /> over<br /> and over<br /> again</p> <p>waves crashed<br /> hard<br /> and soft<br /> on me.<br /> and I<br /> rode them<br /> to<br /> shore<br /> floated<br /> blissfully free<br /> while tethered to<br /> her.</p> <p>clarity in<br /> disorientation<br /> the touch of<br /> water<br /> on my<br /> skin<br /> the feel of<br /> heat<br /> on her<br /> breath<br /> the sound of<br /> desire<br /> in<br /> us<br /> and all<br /> around.</p> <p>diving<br /> and surfacing<br /> above<br /> and below<br /> sounds and light<br /> filtered<br /> through want<br /> and need<br /> from far away<br /> and from<br /> right here</p> <p>right.<br /> here.</p> <p>and right<br /> now.</p> <p>and then<br /> she<br /> touched me<br /> there</p> <p>there</p> <p>right there</p> <p>in that place<br /> beneath the surface<br /> and I gasped<br /> and was<br /> filled<br /> with<br /> rushing water<br /> the power<br /> of the current<br /> taking me<br /> places<br /> I had<br /> not yet been<br /> but wanted<br /> to stay.</p> <p>I felt the<br /> insatiable<br /> pull of the<br /> tides<br /> gravity and rotation<br /> legs<br /> intertwined<br /> hands<br /> clasped<br /> bodies<br /> with no<br /> spaces<br /> in between.</p> <p>I was<br /> dizzy<br /> because I<br /> could not find<br /> air<br /> I tasted<br /> salt<br /> on her<br /> skin<br /> and I thought,<br /> my soul<br /> already<br /> knows this<br /> place</p> <p>because<br /> I am from<br /> the<br /> ocean.</p> <p>I am<br /> at home<br /> in this<br /> water<br /> in this<br /> sea<br /> in the vast<br /> emptiness<br /> and fullness.<br /> and softness<br /> of these limbs<br /> of this skin<br /> of this moment</p> <p>floating<br /> weightless<br /> but<br /> falling<br /> just<br /> the<br /> same.</p> <p>And like the ocean<br /> it was wise<br /> and it was powerful<br /> and it was beyond<br /> my control<br /> and it was strong<br /> and it was gentle<br /> and it was everything<br /> and nothing.</p> <p>It was<br /> like<br /> the<br /> ocean.</p> This is what it was like for me, the first time.

the ocean

when I asked
what it was
like
to know a
woman
my dear one
replied
with infinite
wisdom,
“it is like
the ocean”
…..

and I
was
rolling and,
spinning and,
holding
the air
in my
lungs
so I would
not drown

eyes shut
but
mind open
under
and
over
and over
again

waves crashed
hard
and soft
on me.
and I
rode them
to
shore
floated
blissfully free
while tethered to
her.

clarity in
disorientation
the touch of
water
on my
skin
the feel of
heat
on her
breath
the sound of
desire
in
us
and all
around.

diving
and surfacing
above
and below
sounds and light
filtered
through want
and need
from far away
and from
right here

right.
here.

and right
now.

and then
she
touched me
there

there

right there

in that place
beneath the surface
and I gasped
and was
filled
with
rushing water
the power
of the current
taking me
places
I had
not yet been
but wanted
to stay.

I felt the
insatiable
pull of the
tides
gravity and rotation
legs
intertwined
hands
clasped
bodies
with no
spaces
in between.

I was
dizzy
because I
could not find
air
I tasted
salt
on her
skin
and I thought,
my soul
already
knows this
place

because
I am from
the
ocean.

I am
at home
in this
water
in this
sea
in the vast
emptiness
and fullness.
and softness
of these limbs
of this skin
of this moment

floating
weightless
but
falling
just
the
same.

And like the ocean
it was wise
and it was powerful
and it was beyond
my control
and it was strong
and it was gentle
and it was everything
and nothing.

It was
like
the
ocean.

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