Poem: When We Turn Toward Water

Greetings, readers! Thought I’d send you a poem that a friend gave me long ago when I lived in Tampa, Florida. She knew I liked to walk along a bay near my apartment because being near, in, or on water has always brought me peace.

After the poem, I recommend my favorite book about water.

Peaceful Waters

by James Dillet Freeman

We turn toward water, and find peace.

Is it because water,

Content to seek the lowest places,

Consents to flow?

Water has a power to quiet us

Even when it is in tumult—

We walk beside a mountain stream,

Or a waterfall, or the ocean,

And we grow still.

Water, I think, reminds us

That in us are deeps

And when we let ourselves flow toward them,

Even in our tumult,

We are serene.

~ This poem was published in August 1988 by DAILY WORD, Unity Village, MO 64065. ~

Recommended reading

Author and scientist, Wallace J. Nichols, published what became a national bestseller: Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do.

Thanks for reading!

Charlene Edge

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