Lights in the Water

Lights in the Water


Night. On the river.
mooring lines connect
land to water.
Inside I float,
gently rocking,
cocooned.

Slap of waves on hull;
sshh of water on shore;
clink of wire on mast;
soft sigh of wind in rigging.

Above, stars eternal;
below, stars ephemeral.
Movement on water –
tiny sparks of light and life
twinkle, then disappear.

Along the shore,
as waves softly ripple,
sparks coalesce
into ribbons of light.
Phosphorescence
dances!


Linda Visman, 22nd November 2005



Written after an overnight sleep in the boat on the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, NSW, Australia. We got up in the night and saw the glow on the shore. When we put our hand in the water the movement stirred up sparks of phosphorescence. It was lovely to watch.

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