WATER

With aching limbs

I step into the shower

feeling the hot steady stream of water

coursing over me

causing the atoms in my body

to dance freely

I stand in this pleasure

for a never ending moment.

Turning the taps off

brace myself for the cold air

of the bathroom

and wrap a warm towel

round me like a cocoon

I sit as I used to when I was a child

taking in the warmth and cosiness

no thinking, no interpretation

just relaxed gazing at

the light sparkling on the copper taps

making my eyes go

in and out of focus

to see the light dimmer

but more subtle in its pattern

on the tap

like diamonds sparkling.

All is well

all is beautiful

I’m ready for the day.