Like Swimming in the Ocean

It’s like swimming in the ocean,

where the tides course through

and around your skin,

lifting and carrying you

from one end of night to the next. 

Waves wrap around the torso,

lifting the chest, caressing thighs.

Currents spin the mind

and you close your eyes.  

A touch from a ripple

lingers at the circle on your hand

where you accepted this life’s union,

even while fear remained

embraced in your heart.

Then came the time

when you let go of fear

and dove into the enraptured motions.

Promises proclaimed to God

and agreed upon

are exalted by the single rhythm

of two hearts undulating

with the pitch and swell of the sea.