The Carry (2003)
from Of Love and Water, pages 11-12
Petaluma, 2008
ISBN: 978-1-931002-75-2
$8.00
1.
Where rivers turn
Water quickens
Unobstructed
They should run swift to the sea
The heart, shark-like
Remains in motion
We seek those turns
Those hidden tributaries
Where waters flow
Into other waters
2.
Rivers, when young
Have few confluences
They flow quickly
Their channels erode
Slender and deep
They age, they slow
And, fed by many
Streams, grow
Shallow and wide
Old take less haste
Wide flood plains
Surround them, arms immense
3.
In your course
All sources return
You have restored
That endless force
The ancient vistas
Of primitive rivers
Enduring despite
Ceaseless motion
