Like drops of water in an open hand

I've had some inspiration to share some songs again. Here's one that I had written some months back about one of our favorite spots in Nicaragua, the Laguna de Apoyo.  Like many places here, there is a volcanic history behind this crater lagoon, and it is today a beautiful area.  The water is fantastic; some say its minerals have therapeutic nature. And there is some great food and boats available at restaurants at points around the shore.

In the recent months, this song takes on some additional meaning.  I think about the vulnerability of people in times of unrest, the need for reconciliation in our societies, and the hope of something beautiful, as fragile as it may be, in the process.

Thanks also to Lia and Silas for their enthusiastic participation in the chorus. :)

(link if the player above doesn't work)


Like drops of water in an open hand

blue on blue
sky, lagoon
my feet resting in the water
rocking in a cradle
of an ancient crater
a floating dock above the deep

a violent past
a forceful blast
turning the land inside out
and in its wake
this quiet space
seems suspended outside of time

and here are we
in between
the dangerous and the serene
a simple man
among the lake and the land
like drops of water in an open hand

telling the tale
marvel at the scale
see here creation's resurrection
and from the ashes to rise
a divine surprise
life ascending from the deep

and mirrored, I
and all I despise
shadows around and within
bear a judge's load
or cast no more stones
invited, lifted, in the light