The Bottle

I was walking down the beach one day,

looking back at my footprints slowly

washing away.  As I strode, the sun took

a wayward dive.  As the light rippled

across the water, something caught my

eye.  It was a bottle, floating ashore, 

pulled by the ever-changing currents.



I stopped to pick up this strange visitor

from the sea.  By now, it was covered

in wet sand.  It was sealed with a cork,

and it held a message inside.  It read:

Rejoice, for He that made me

gave us the sun, and its light

endures forever!



Hmm, that's funny.  The sun is almost

gone.  How can its light endure forever?

That guy must've been nuts.



I sat down to watch the sun set.

Eventually, I fell asleep.  When I woke,

the first lights of dawn were beginning

to brighten the night sky.



On my chest was this little note:

You may not see me, but

I am always there.  I am the sun.



I sat up, wondering who left this there.

I looked right and left and saw nobody.

I looked at the sand and saw footprints

leading to the sea.  I looked up.



He was walking on water.



By -Steven Cardella

 scardella@goheavy.com