flat water soothsaying
nearly still silent
opaque navy water changes,
goes sea glass green
suddenly see-through,
shapes flicker below:
fish rock reef past portent future,
the surface flattened to
one great divining well
a wide scrying glass
but wind and wave muffle, muddy
each deep message
that may be bound to me,
formed by my mind or other
I look, though not deliberately,
satisfied with shadow and suggestion
not needing to know what’s next
not wishing to learn the worst
