The gowns of the sun are thrown on the water
Its shimmer calls you to come, wade in and collect
Luxuriate in the warm caress of the waning tide
Let snowflakes from past winters melt away, its spring
The green buds push forth out of barren branches
Cherry blossoms reveal beginnings aplenty
Full of possibility and pregnant with bounty
Its petals join the swim and drop alongside you
To remind you of the fleeting moment
What was sought after is now savoured
the moment is passing and the sorrow comes
Swimming through here slowly, keeping an eye on the sky
that low grumble reminds us of dinner left uneaten
What do we trade to travel along skirts that stitch shores together