Boat Prayer
I.
I hold my hands in the shape of a boat to deliver
this prayer.
II.
Like a flower, my hands the innermost petals,
the prayer my own heart.
III.
The moon-slip in this dusk sky, hands, a boat
in darkness.
—Karla Van Vliet
From Bone Scribed: poems || asemics, Shanti Arts Publishing, Copyright © 2024. Used by permission of the poet. Photo by Nong, Creative Commons, via Unsplash.
"hands, a boat
in darkness."
This is so beautiful ✨✨✨