your kayak glides through the calm waters of the bay

your paddles silently enter and exit with precision

steady purposeful rhythm

with all the grace of a ballet dancer on water

stop paddling occasionally and glide

your silent floating platform

gifts you a perfect vantage to explore nature

sounds seem to amplify over water

the call of a bird

splashing of a leaping fish

the gentle hiss of the wind

you soon become tuned in

soak up the beauty of the lush green marsh

observe the osprey building a huge nest

watch the jellyfish float by

see the deer wandering along the edge of the tree line

study the motionless heron fishing in the shallows

be in awe of the bald eagle flying overhead

a boater passes by

the roar of his engine and the loud music blasting

disconnect him from all natural sounds

he is traveling too fast to be connected anyway

his passing wake rocks you gently

the only evidence of him being on the water

his footprints are soon swallowed up by the bay

you paddle further along the edge of the marsh

making more marsh memories than the boater will ever know