Forgiveness
Heaved by the seething lake,
Rising with each rippling flex
Of its restlessness,
Then diving,
Smashing into the next,
I sweat my faith
Into this hearty yet unchartered boat.
Plodding through swell
Upon raging swell,
Lashed by spray,
I glance at last
Up from this blinding hell
To see the craggy shore
And, high above,
The summit
Of miraculous
Ascent.
– Randal G. Nicolli