Sailor

Carved from ocean spirit, in deep blue and luminous white, he carries the reflections of sun and sky across the moving water of his form. The golden seams are not damage. They are a chart. Each one records a voyage, a storm weathered, a crossing made alone. Mary Oliver asked what you plan to do with your one wild and precious life, and he has already answered: he went out. The sea took something, and the gold is what came back in its place.