Tilly swimming in a nearby pond
All winter we rehearsed it in our minds,
And like fish to water we long to enter the summer element.
Now we dream of cool still water within the pond’s calm center.
We see the surface shimmer that slows down time.
The whole sun, butter like, melts down on us
With its certain summer light, hanging heavy,
Poised to watch our water wish come true.
Beneath the glare, welcoming currents
Wait to revive us, with their miracle tonic.
This iridescent elixer, friend to every skimming bug,
Flick tailed fish and bird, opens wide
Cleansing us with its life giving medicine.