I hope I don’t lose the feeling of the 102 degree summer day
the heat beats down
not with anger or disregard
but with intended intensity
will you wallow and whine
or will you taste the rays
this is the warmth of you
of your heart center—> your roots of heat
your passion too can manifest like the celestial sun
don’t forget the sensations of the 102 degree summer day
the sun soaked stone sizzles my toes
so I take a dip
mmm. immediate, indescribable refreshment
breathe out. go down. pause.hold. be still
this element, as all others,
is so much more than us. accept it.
embrace it. play—> you’re supposed to.
resume. look up to the light, eyes still shut
emerge. inhale. THIS is existence. YOU are divine.
light refractions dance on my submerged skin
patterns playing
yellow.red.blue.orange.
the spectrum omnipresent
tilt your chin up. rise.
feel the water receding off your body
run your fingers across your hair
lathered in newness. soaked and silky
the breeze bites exquisitely
you've already acquainted with all four elements
I hope I don't forget how it felt to be alive on the 102 degree
summer day