POETRY

The River

October 6, 2023

The River

it’s not as if one part

can separate and be left behind

for then it is a lake..

something quite different

from a river that flows onnn​​ and onnnn

as one moving,​​ rolling​​ being​​ 

full of creatures struggling to stay alive

trees having let go and given in​​ 

soil of a thousand fields tumbling over and over

partly cleansing; partly destroying

partly beautiful and partly ugly or awful

starting off clear and refreshing

getting more and more

muddy as the miles and days pass

and yet it moves

with an honest intention​​ 

and I think it is not unlike living

picking up the good

and the not so good but

always​​ drawn towards the sea.

 

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