We brought water from the Gulf

that came there from the ocean

that met with other oceans

that slipped up on distant shores

and snatched a grain of sand

to deposit at our feet.

We live on separate islands

and the sea is where we meet.

To connect with one another

all we need do is touch the water.

Written September 5, 2008, for a Water Communion, the annual in-gathering observed by many Unitarian Universalist congregations.