Blue Water Christmas Tree


I could see it,
a bright island
in the January sun.

My feet had barely
trod a handful
of states in my
own country.

Yet on the horizon
Cozumel was
just a few minutes
across blue waves.

Inside I was a child
seeing a Christmas tree
for the first time.

How fitting the ship
that carried me beyond
my narrow experience
bore the name of Ecstasy.


©Susie Clevenger 2013
At Real Toads Ella asked us to write a poem about wow. It is hard to explain or communicate the wow in me when I first lay eyes upon Cozumel, Mexico. I felt like the little girl who grew up in a tiny house in the country had just been offered the moon. Ella's Edge

Comments

Sreeja said…
You brought the most delightful wow... I can well imagine that... smiles for you...
Stays with you all your life, doesn't it?
Kerry O'Connor said…
It is so difficult to put those moments into words, but I felt like I was seeing it through your eyes, Susie.
Scarlet said…
That must be a fantastic place ~

How fitting for the name of the ship too ~ Good one ~
Ella said…
What a journey your poem is! Wow
I love the venture you shared and how many memories danced in my head!
Thank you :D
Peggy said…
Hope you enjoyed all of your trip. It is lovely down there in Cozumel.
Ellecee said…
I can sense the Wow of it, and it is beautiful,,,