Slipping Away from Solstice

Savor these days of solstice
as the sun slips away,
swerving across the white line
of summer in the sky
toward oblivion
and back again,
sidling the truth
of winter
and the silvery slices
of the moon
and all these increasingly vibrant
stars.

Walk into the water
without shivering
and saddle the joy
that wakes
within.
Let the liquidity
of quiet surround you.

Sigh deeply
after you surface,
completely aware
of the subtle energy;
the pull of gravity
on the core of your body,
like the planets
coming into alignment
with God.