Still Waters

the storm has passed, there is calm and serenity once more.....
waves crash on the surface, blue grey and salty,
while deep down in the profound spaces of the ocean
within, there is a soul that surrenders and floats
in gratitude, knowing that sometime soon,
perhaps it will find itself in turbulent tempests
again, and yet, it will not matter, for what is will remain,
indestructible, unborn and undying, eternal, beyond
the coming and the going, the making and the unmaking,
of lakes, rivers and ponds, and the moon will reflect
in still waters, under a star-filled night.......
Neeta Bali