Deeps

[Gabrielle Dean]

DEEPS 

The water is deep in places 

and very still, 

though little streams 

constantly splash 

along its edges 

and dozens of tiny water creatures 

skim and slide 

at play

upon the surface

But I can see

into the deep

where all lies silent

and untouched.

And I can see

reflected there,

beneath the giddy surface,

golden stones 

lit by the sun,

shimmering

and, oh, so clear,

proclaiming God’s wisdom,

transparent and eternal,

shining beneath our feet.

Edwina Gately