Sister Ocean
Wall to Watch, Silvia Grav Photography
One summer day
I stood on a beach
Beneath my naked feet
Sands rejoicing rays of bright sunshine
I was on the beach
Carrying many cups of water from different sources
Water from different rivers
Raindrops gathered on leaves on alocasia
Water from kitchen sink and even from a toilet bowl
Finishing homework over summer vacation
That left me with many cups filled with water
I decided to go out and play
Standing on the beach
One by one I pour water from cups
Saw Sister Ocean gently accepting
Water I brought
Gentle wave making joyous sounds
Expressing their joyful reunion
Welcoming back her sisters and brothers
One thing I noted
Sister Ocean didn’t spit it back out
No matter which journey each cup of water had taken
Waters from different rivers
Water from sky in a form of rain
Water from kitchen sink
And water from toilet bowl
All were welcomed back in
Cups of water becoming one with the whole
Sister Ocean gave another wave
This time, a little bigger,
Sands under the feet drew me in
As Sister Ocean gives me warm hugs
With love of her wave
Welcoming me to join the celebration of reunion
Tears flew from my eyes
Realizing if Creator created such loving Water like Sister Ocean
Then how much more compassionately accepting our Creator would be!
No matter of what journey each cups of water took
No matter of what kind of purpose different water had
Sister Ocean welcomed them back
Rejoicing in reunion
So shall our Creator
No matter of different passages we take
Our Creator will welcome all back
Once Our journey and purpose is done on Earth
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This is the experience I had after one science assignment in grade school over summer vacation back in Japan. (We Japanese have homework during our short less than a month of summer vacation.)
The nature had always been a good teacher and a mentor for me as well as being my spiritual brothers and sisters. I felt love from divinity in nature that day, and back then I only knew rejection by classmates, because I was "weird", too rough, too outspoken for a gender that others applied me as.
I didn't know rejection and oppression I was to face from the Church and Church officials, just because of “which gender identity I know I am”. I simply rejoiced in the finding of Ocean welcoming back the waters from different sources and I rejoiced the hug I received from Creator through sister Ocean and her waves.
