Ruminant Swimmer in Waving Fields

Little body, disconnected
From so many far-off events,
You have your senses and can sense

The clear or clouded horizons,
But what will you do about them,
The far clouds massed or disbanding?

No, really, little body, proud
To assert that any body,
Even one can make a difference—

And clearly, differences happen,
And clearly, bodies are involved—
As here you are, small chef d’orchestre

Waving your arms among the waves—
Things are happening over there,
Things are happening over here—

Do you think, if you just think hard
And act rightly as you swim,
Great waves will nibble from your hands?