Drifting


Standing still, yet carried along as the water ripples by.
Transfixed by the gentle ebb and flow, and hypnotised by the many thousands of sparkles that dance both joyously and chillingly upon the surface.
Point after point after point… dip after dip after…
Thoughts fade. Reality blurs and merges into a new singularity.
Enveloped in silence, frozen between here and now. Nothing is moving.
My mind has wandered. I know that now.
I’m drifting against the flow. The water is taking me; carrying me.
This way and that, one way and then the other.
And yet still I stand.

15 responses to “Drifting”

  1. Akuokuo avatar

    Beautiful! So great 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Akuokuo… and welcome! 🙂

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  2. Visionkeeper avatar

    Nice place to drift and wander away…Very peaceful in a chaotic world…. VK

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Away from everything, VK… I agree!

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  3. Hélène/Mother Willow avatar
    Hélène/Mother Willow

    Standing meditation! Lovely reflection Tom.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Hélène.

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  4. Val Boyko avatar

    Mesmorizing🙏

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      That it was, Val! 🙂

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  5. prenin avatar

    Yes, we are all fixed and yet carried by the current of waters that run dark and deep. 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      It’s an odd feeling, Prenin… but good as well.

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  6. Inside the Mind of Isadora avatar

    Wonderful words to go along with your great photographs. The water looks very peaceful, flowing quietly.
    Isadora 😎

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Isadora.
      Yes, nice and reflective!

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  7. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    keep following the flow.. That ripple effect just carries us along.. 🙂
    Lovely photo’s Tom.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thank you, Sue. I agree – better than fighting against it!

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