Guest Poet: Love

A poem by Sarah Levy

Love…ha
Little did I know
while I was playing in the sand with you
dancing in the shallows
the waves exciting, fun…a plaything
Little did I know
I got in the boat with you
sun still shining like glass
on the water
the wind still, water warm
Little did I know
The waves got bigger, stronger
ominous-terrifying
The seashore seemed to me like another life
Waves bigger than we could have imagined
the sky dark and ugly, mad and mean
Little did I know
Still in the boat
Patching it up with you
Patching you up, patching me up
The Creator still sustaining us-
the one who brought the sun, the one who brought the storm
Little did I know
We still visit that shore
laugh and play in the waves
Build castles in the sand and
Little did I know
By his grace our boat still sails
The sun still shines on the water like glass
Still takes us out to the deep
Where, surprisingly, I am no longer afraid
I know now that the boat will hold…and whether or not
the sun shines and the waves dance-
this boat-This boat is strong and sturdy
Made from the good stuff
tried and tested and
standing
Still Sailing
Love…Love is still sailing

--Sarah Levy
January 7, 2011