One of my favorite places on Earth...
the Dead Sea
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DEAD
SEA DELIGHTS
Israel Pilgrimage—2006
Earlier
today
while
bussing
through
the region
brilliant
sunrays illuminated
the
Dead Sea
bedazzling
us
with
sparkling expanses
of
cerulean and turquoise
Now,
amid evening shadows
some
of us slip into the sea
There
is ample darkness
so
we dare to reach down
for
handfuls of rich
black,
therapeutic mud
and
slather it lavishly
over
our face and body
It’s
November—
the
air is cool
as
is the sea
nevertheless
we
linger
bobbing
buoyantly
in
extreme saltiness
as
the precious muck
squishes
and oozes
through
our toes
reminding
us
of
when we were kids
Maude Carolan
Pych
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