The Tide

we do not see
the movement

we discover it
by what it carries

the sea carries a swell
Music carries a melody
grief carries absence
prayer carries longing
love carries us

your body knows
the swell
before your mind
gives it a name

The Sea

every swell
arrives
from elsewhere

Along This wave

music does not end
when it leaves the violin

it leaves one vessel
and enters another
not diminished

carried

A sounding