Think of That, My Pet

Dipping toes into a pool

can cool you into meditation –

even elevate you to sweet

states of contemplation

of the genesis of life –

of toes themselves, and heels

and ankles, calves and thighs –

eliciting your sighs as you

begin to realize that water

is the mother of us all, the liquid

in and from which we’ve evolved

to master breath – while also

symbolizing the oblivion

of death. Think of that,

my pet, when next

your feet get wet.






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