SOLSC '18 Day Six: Freefall

The Avowal

As swimmers dare

to lie face to the sky

and water bears them,

as hawks rest upon air

and air sustains them,

so would I learn to attain

freefall, and float

into Creator Spirit’s deep embrace,

knowing no effort earns

that all-surrounding grace. 

--Denise Levertov

I lose myself 

floating on the water

disappearing into the 

blue vastness above

becoming one with the circling hawk

relaxing into the watery embrace

I am enough, I have enough 

I am blessed

by the Creator of wind and water,

hawk and sky.

--Chris Margocs

My theme for this month's blogging challenge is flight, flying, looking up.  Levertov's poem not only incorporates those images, but speaks to me of the times of crisis when I learned to let go.  Flight really is freefall after a launch, when you think about it.