It's been a while since I've seen them.
I think they've been holding out on me,
to tell you the truth.
I don't quite know why,
but dolphins speak to me of God.
They are graceful,
sleek,
thoroughly at home in their element,
playful,
communal,
intelligent, and
beautiful.
And seeing them always makes
my heart beat a little bit faster,
my breath draw in,
my eyes slow down to
find them in the water.
A long school of fish trailed
just behind the buoy markers
as a friend and I ate lunch.
And two pair of dolphin
wove their way in and around
fish,
seaweed,
buoys,
lifting my heart
at the sight of them.
Sometimes I am surprised
by how much
a single glimpse
of something like
dolphins
can
make my day.
I only wish I'd had my camera.
*I spent way too much time today trying to track down a single photo of dolphins. I am SURE I have several - but could I find even ONE? No.
So, please use your imagination.
Sometimes that's almost better, you know?
