Your banks widened
It's as if you sleep
So peaceful, calm
Barely rolling along

Foliage in oranges
Yellows and reds
Stand like soldiers
Saluting a yawning
Faucet flowing gently

Changing with the seasons
You rush with melting snow
Running rampant with debris
Destructive floods
Pouring through foundations
Filling hearts with fear

Summer canoes dance
Among your waves
Happy faces immersed
Enjoy tranquil warm
Waters and laughter
Echoes from your shores

I've stood to admire you
Rolling along
Giving and taking
As I cast a pole
Or casually linger
With you in a boat
I've felt your power
Waves both crashing and dancing
As I reached my destination

You give and take life
You waltz and rage
From rivulets you prosper
Forming a rampant river
I know your fury
I witness your transformation
A small boy growing into a man
Changing with the tides of life
Oh so powerful in one season
Barely rolling along in the next
You are to be both feared
And admired as your shores
Change with the seasons of life


SDF 9-26-08

How awesome...thank you

Mis kim.. No thank YOU for reading! Have a great day!

Seasons of life the transformation is quite rewarding

LaMom ... yes it is.

Very nice write Mystique. One of my fave reads. I find a triple meaning in this one that brings comfort to my heart.

Faded...one of your favs Thank you I'm glad my poem touched you. I love the river and I find comfort by it's banks often.