The Buoyancy of Floating

 

Plant Life in Vieques, Puerto Rico

Embrace your life no matter how difficult

I'm going to carry that weight

No matter how heavy

Somehow I will transcend this pain

And go to a place of sunshine, beauty and love

The sun shines the same for rich and poor alike

Seeking peace among all peoples is a worthy dream 

Yet hardship strikes us all

I go to the beach

and swim in the sea

forgetting my pain

connecting with nature

The buoyancy of floating 

among a multitude of fish.

A moment in paradise

Grouper and minnows, Vieques, PR.

--Art and poem by Michael Hooper, Jan. 18, 2025