The Point of This Exercise

thunder above, sky below

Pointe-Claire, Quebec — Photo by Jonathan Potter ⓒ 2024

The point of this exercise
is to walk the stepping stones
of gold light from the sunrise,
to let gold infuse one's bones
with faith to walk on shards of light
without submerging back to night.

The sun has crept up behind
a wall of cloud to convey 
an eye peeking through a blind,
a line of sight to belay
the boat that might today set sail
to take me where it cannot fail.

So I imagine taking
my first step like Saint Peter
or like a toddler making
a move to walk and teeter
toward the thrill of waking words
and a murmuration of birds.

So the sunrise charts my path
and the oracle of days
frees me from the risk of wrath,
assures me of breezy ways
singing my sails towards the sea
to a new world awaiting me.

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