Floating (Day 78)

Photo: Jon Sullivan

She lay on her back, looking skyward

as the constellations passed overhead

and began their lazy descent.

Somnolent currents lifted and steered, 

rocking her so she drifted, 

embraced in a weightless waltz.

Oceans of ice slowly cooled her veins,

and numbness spread, transforming

confusion into a distant ache. 

And the tides sang in her blood, bestowing 

an ancient sense of belonging and knowing
the sea, which soothed her restless mind.

(c) 2017, by Hannah Six