We all took tentative,
cautious
slow steps into the frigid
sea
Unsure of the wisdom
of our temporary sojourn
Walking out from shore,
tide rising, coming in,
bringing numbing cold,
and a soup of baby
jellyfish.
At least the cold
took their sting out.
Edited May 5, 2013
“Into the Icy Sea – v2”
Title 8/9/07, poem August 10, 2007 9:01am
“Into the Icy Sea”
Our mission trip,
from Wesley United Methodist Church ,
to the Down East Maine
Mission ,
East Machias, ME
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