#183 Kevin Brophy 'Emma Gorge'

#183 ‘Emma Gorge’

When you dive into water

if it is deep and clear enough

and cold enough

if a long waterfall speckles

the shining green surface

if rocks rise sheer enough

and cracked enough for vines to hold

if from draggling tree-root ropes

more high water falls into its mirror

if conversations sound like litanies

unfolding beneath cathedral pillars

then you will be diving into your

surprising self

with your eyes closed and your arms out.