Heaven's Shore

 Heaven’s Shore

We've been here peaceful times before

The sound of waves lapping the shore

The splash of the paddles as we explore

As through the water the boat’s prow bores

There’s silent water, too, cloud water in the blue

And in the mist o’er the waves sun kissed

Through lotus water the boat seems to pour

As it glides through the water garden just offshore

Then the cry of the gull as overhead it soars

The croak of the heron, as startled, it lifts o’er

Immersed in the water world, I feel alive to my core

One with the water, along heaven’s shore