the sun under water
swims
slowly—like a school of sleepy mullet fish
light shifting and shimmering
and onto the sandy seabed
scribes
an ancient script

i trace these curvilinear lines carefully
with fingertips and a quickly beating heart
as this underwater scroll
~~quivering and pulsing~~
comes alive
its sacred poetry of light
is singing
is breathing into my soul
the song
of
the
sun