A song rings out like a melodic prism

I am transported to another place

I encounter the ocean on the cool breeze

sun warms the grass

cut-off shorts

bare toes

I again feel the weightlessness of childhood

no more worries

no schedule

no tasks

A pure love and unconditional friendship

runs through my veins

unforced smiles

true life

Ankle deep in lukewarm pools catching tadpoles

everything is deeper

all things shine

I live

all this renewed by the song of a red-winged blackbird.