Once Seen

It's the Blue that does it.
Every time
That Blue grabs me;
That deep and deepening
Cobalt Blue,
Merging into black.
It has such gentleness and peace in it.
I want to sink into that Blue,
I want my soul to swim through that Blue;
I could lose myself in that Blue.

Then again, there is the
Sunset above water
( - the sea, always the sea -)
And the sense of distance,
Of space opening beyond infinity.
I always had a soft spot for
Sunsets over seascapes.

And of course there is that
Sense of weightlessness:
He just floats there.
Must be nice that
To be weightless and drifting free;
To detach oneself;
To soar above the world;
To float away from the humdrum,
Effortless and serene.
A very pleasant way of
Escaping troubles.

Of course,
The nails through
The hands and feet
Wouldn't be much fun.

? Elfstone 20/9/03