Kundalini Splendor

The Under Water Poems

1.

The Frond

My job is to yield.
I like to sway,
letting the currents lift me
this way and that.

Even when the mood
is blustery,
when gales sweep
above,
I feel pleasure
in my fringed body,
my elements stroked
as if by an earthly
lover.

2.

What the Fish Said

I dart hither and thither
as I please.
No one tells me
when to move,
when to pause,
when to hurry
or slow.

I like this sense
of mastery,
of guiding my
own compass,
of being alone
in my search.

What I discover
is mine alone,
to feed hunger
or pass by.

I am the sum
of movement
and grace.
What I value
is freedom,
my right
to choose.

3.

What the Empty Shell Said

I once held a treasure
in my swirling arms,
a prize to adorn
my secret heart.

Now I am empty,
vacant as a skeleton’s eye,
useless as a necklace
that has lost its jewel.

Who will want me now?
Who will admire me,
remember my lost charms?

Dorothy Walters
January 17, 2012