Bathe
Bathe in the colours
they hold spirits,
the pink blushing light,
drifts
over the frozen loch.
It surrounded,
guided and called
me home.
An energy lit
within, me aglow.
Carry forward
an intention to connect.
To build a vibrant exchange
with the world. To call
it into my heart
and space, we are one
and the same.
I value this moment,
give it time,
to wash clean the spirit
tarnished
by the heaviness of life.
I had wanted for some time to have the opportunity to break ice to dip and swim and the last cold weather snap; whilst annoying for some, brought me a perfect set of serendipitous circumstances. The temperatures had plummeted for a few nights in a row so the ice was hard enough to not dissolve with a touch. The reality did not disappoint. In truth it was an amazing enriching experience, the fading sun added to the atmosphere and the excitement of wading into freezing water was heightened by an adrenaline kick. Around the loch the water was thick, I had brought a hammer but it was not making any real dents in the icy defences. But we found a bank where the water still flowed but we could still easily wade out to the ice. It took our breath away, the cold, the moment, the atmosphere, all in perfect unison. In this life we don’t get many moments of magic, but that was an absolute enchanting event, that I will carry in my body for a long time. Nature just has that ability to level us and to do something that is seen as so extreme and to relish in it, was truly a magical moment.
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