Pooling Resources

After ‘Impulse’ & ‘Intuition’ by Camellia Morris (Australia) 2017-2018

Accustomed, coast our weekly width,

until the unexpected falls;

some sudden dive, slap bellyflop,

or foreign body floating by -

watery grave as just passed, died -

but otherwise, routine applies.

Slow crawl, then breast, now butterfly,

they’re making waves for those sedate;

this aqua pool marine in tone,

sees shallow wading through resist

in complementary mix of styles,

both impulse, intuition drives.

It being of the blood as pulse -

some stimulus gives impetus

and quickened spirit finds release;

but intuition’s measured, more,

an instinct, deeply rooted, core,

heartfelt as golden veins are mine.

The waters broke when we were born,

delivered, water-baby due;

resources pooled from genes and here

as nature, nurture play their part.

The source, a springboard, mind or soul,

to turn our width to greater length.

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