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Surf and Air
Feeling Life
God, Life and the pursuit of waves!
How does one delineate a feeling that words only
consume?
Water rushing upward between my fingers
Watching Mother nature perform an act with grace
Anticipating a phenomena day after day that was
created before man.
Predicting what will happen with the accuracy of a
negative number.
One moment calm and serene,
The next you’re praying to God for
strength!
Fun no matter what the size.
Warm to the touch.
Cool, sometimes, so cold it hurts!
Surfboard, wet suit, shorts optional and a
bar of wax.
All you really need is your birthday suit!
God is the only thing more beautiful.
Water flows towards the golden sand.
Forces come together from above and below my vantage
point.
Few in the world have enjoyed this,
And some would love to experience this freedom!
Yet
Others would rather cut off a leg than be there!
I would give my right eye to continue riding the
waves!
I keep going, day after day.
My pursuit of life becomes harder each moment I
exist.
Man has extended my life.
At what cost?
Man’s devices are my weights of life.
Yet
I enjoy them.
For they have been tools given by God.
Whether it be knowledge or hardware
I exist another day.
I rejoice.
May the water flow between my fingers
One more time,
Before I say Good-bye.
Smile
You take your memories with you.
I wonder if surfboards count?
Frustration
Happiness
Anger
Fear
Freedom
Is this the place so many search for?
Is this what I am searching for?
It is called so many different words.
I call it the Green Room.
This is where I am closest to Mother Nature and the
Holy One!
Phillip Howell
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