Into the Stream of Your Words

I wade into the stream of your words Gently…letting the flow wash over me Feeling its coolness make me tingle My soul is coming to life Experiencing every ripple Wash against my body Feeling the undercurrent tug at me Inviting me in deeper I follow And then With complete abandon I submerge into your world The words flow over me Under me Play through my hair Touch every part of me... Carrying me Caressing me Sweetly I glide through Heart eyes open Seeing a new world of beauty I’d never known Overwhelmed My lungs about to explode My naked soul drenched I break the surface And suck in the air Of reality That will clear my head From this fantasy This dream Of the essence of you Slowly….reluctantly…. I start to wade out of the stream My hands gliding over Breaking the surface Of the water of you I am out now… Looking at the sparkling stream Reliving the dream The word droplets Clinging....clinging To my arms My legs My breasts My shoulders I throw my wet hair back And look at the rainbow prisms On my body Reminders of the beauty of your world I’m about to leave When I hear the rippling of the stream Calling me Whispering my name Inviting me in For one more swim One more taste of freedom Weightless wonder Ecstasy of belonging Promising to carry me To submerge me in momentary eternity This time…. I don’t hesitate I run and dive in Splashing into you Body and soul My heart too All of me I dive into the stream Immersing myself In the cool freshness The utter beauty Of your words….. Eileen Manassian Ghali PS……I wrote this while listening to an amazing piece of music entitled, “Beethoven’s Five Secrets” by One Republic on Youtube. My friend, Annie, shared the link on my Facebook today…Remember Annie? I wrote a poem about her (you can find it on my page) because she brings me so much joy by posting flowers to my FB wall…..purple pieces of heaven that lighten my spirit. Today…I’d posted that I’m out of inspiration….and here she posts this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mJ_fkw5j-t0 to make my fly….Beethoven, my favorite composer…how does she know? This group has done a variation of his work. I’m so filled with wonder…..I had to share! There is a message at the beginning of the video: “Don’t only practice your art. But force your way into its secrets. For it and knowledge. Raise men to the divine.” That inspired me to dive into words…hence, this poem.