They play at the edge of the Sea,

setting aside all the anxieties

of day-to-day so much to do—

They play, and yet they see

the Sea

further out.

But that further out, further out,

do they realize that the dream

they would pursue

—to fulfill that dream they imagine

is theirs to pursue—

they must develop other lungs,

other limbs, other eyes for depths,

another vast water life,

or they drown.

—Or they play a day

at the edge of the Sea.

2007