Not one, but not two

From Joan Chittister's book - Wisdom Distilled from the Daily/Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today -

"Just like the sun and its light, the ocean and the wave, the singer and the song. Not one. But not two."

Below, my own reflection and thanksgiving upon Sister Joan's words -

TRAVELING

Do we travel alone or with a myriad of passengers
Do we travel on the wave and the sea
On the wave and the sea with the moon's rays casting reflection on the night waters

Do we ourselves acknowledge the abundance and blessing of travel and leisure
Or that God and His Son travel beside us at the ship's rail
As the sea and the wave are one, as the moon and the light are one, but not two

In walking cobbled thoroughfares of Romans, Ephesians, Christians
Our steps on ancient paths cannot separate us from their footfalls
Rather remind us of our connection and mortality

We are not one, but many, not one but not two

SS Photos - Ephesus Ancient Cross and slow tourist season in Ephesus