Photography © Emily Fortney
Fluid and Ice
The day wanders my way
and beckons to distraction
To see-
Water that wears its nature
as fluid and ice
It does not try to be Sun
nor Moon
but revels in Sun’s warmth
and plays in Moon’s pull
And the day
with its bright light
wanting to give everything
its moment to shine
Pulls all I have
from the darkness
Exposing flawed architecture
And feelings
of little competence
in spaces always wanting more
of who I
Am
Not
Yet
And here in this bright moment-
for just a moment
I catch a glimpse
That all I have
Who I am
Is enough
Emily Fortney is an educator, singer, writer, photographer and activist living in Southwestern, Ontario. Her work as an educator has centered around restorative practices and developing curriculum through an anti-bias, decolonizing framework. Emily’s writing also seeks to incorporate these lenses and explores living in right relationship with nature, other and self.
Both the photo and accompanying poem are truly beautiful!