w o r d s......

River, I miss you
Listening to you
Listening to my own soul
The essence of what is

Today is calm and reflective
Your surface smooth
A bird alighted a branch
And began to sing

No matter the outer world
The ugly sticks and plastic
Still surrounding
Your banks

Your essence is unchanged
Even as the whims of man
May change your banks
Throughout time

You are timeless
Beautiful river
And connected to all
Through rhythms deep

I can hear
Your quiet whisper
That tiny universal roar
Singing in my own soul

Written March 3, 2008 next to my river....dedicated to my brother since it's his birthday