So unfolds this great wonder,
that in surfing the waves
we discover their power
as we discover our own

It unfurls in each moment —
miraculous it feels —
how perfectly the forces come together,
formed and foamed and filled and braided —
what we can do and
what is here most needed

We may feel we only have
a fleeting tolerance
for so much power,
for such exhilaration,
but we will learn
this is the crest of life
and we will ride it
through the whole span of creation.

©Wendy Mulhern
December 17, 2017