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Breathe out and you sink silently
Zen breathing, a calm mantra
In the clear blue, life is living
It matters not that you are watching
Zen breathing, a calm mantra
Slick silver scales scatter light
It matters not that you are watching
Down in the depths where vision fades
Sparkle silver scales scatter light
Drop your ring here, forget where it will lie
Down in the depths where vision fades
Some lonely monster will swallow your past
Drop your ring here, forget where it will lie
Colours cloak your present in glory
Some lonely monster will swallow your past
See how these tiny worlds survive
Colours cloak your present in glory
Look closer and see the universe in motion
See how these tiny worlds survive
You are more important that the least of these
Look closer and see the universe in motion
In the clear blue, life is living
You are more important than the least of these
Breathe out and you sink silently
Joanna Penn (2005)
This poem is a pantoum, a form of poetry that repeats certain lines in a particular order. It attempts to explain how scuba diving is a form of meditation for me. I took the picture below on a dive in New Zealand – I think it conveys the same sense of peace. Scuba diving can also teach you valuable lessons about writing.
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