So you see, imagination needs moodling - long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering.
—Brenda Ueland
Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic.
—Derek Walcott
The Ritual
It seems
almost ritualistic,
the way I step
across the bench,
face the sky,
squat down,
adjust my hips,
straighten my back,
and breathe deeply.
All to just sit—
and listen
to the sea.
Photo Credit: The Sea, SEPhillips, Digital Photo, 2000.