In moments of introspection

I see myself from afar

Miniscule, insignificant

Another head in the crowd

A vanishing footprint in the sand

My life just a moment in eons unending

At those times I wonder

Might I slip into the blue

Lost and barely noticed?

Then a breeze caresses my cheek

The ripples on the sea wink at me

Leaves clap their hands in glee

And a thrill surges within

I live, a miracle of creation

With potential unimagined

A dreamer sparked by the Infinite

Branded by love and promise

I am

 

Note: This photo was taken at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore on the northwestern shore of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. It  has been called one of the most beautiful places in the United States.