The Master Egret Stories
Meditations in Peace, Beauty, and Awe
An Evening Meditation
(Master Egret Inspires)
Slowly, carefully lift the foot...Hold...
now place it...gently, deliberately...
back into the water.
Pause. Breathe. Be.
No rush today. May you hold the Inner Silence.
Master Egret
maintains his inner peace
as the storm approaches.
He attempts to signal two swimmers
who seem unaware of the pending storm danger.
Master Egret stands securely and maintains vigilance;
his Presence a beacon.
He knows the bodily seduction -
the after-work pleasure -
of sea water, air, and movement.
Scanning the water
Master Egret sees another of his charges:
A fisherman who just can't stop.
The poor man is yearning for that
ONE LAST CATCH
before the storm breaks.
Master Egret continues on.
He has seen this before.
Sometimes you just have to let a man
live out his destiny.