Billy Collins Favorites 5: Walking Across The Atlantic

I was introduced to Billy Collins' poetry with this one, and it remains my favorite.  Here's "Walking Across the Atlantic"--

I wait for the holiday crowd to clear the beach

before stepping onto the first wave.

Soon I am walking across the Atlantic

thinking about Spain,

checking for whales, waterspouts.

I feel the water holding up my shifting weight.

Tonight I will sleep on its rocking surface.

But for now I try to imagine what

this must look like to the fish below,

the bottoms of my feet appearing, disappearing.