RIVER
Peace abides on the river,
Playing with fish smells and shifting weeds
Riding in swells.
Communes with every ebb and flow,
Eternally.
River, flowing on,
Your tides uncaring which empires rise
And which empires fall.
You know that every end is only
A greater beginning,
Going, then coming again.
A time to meander or a time
To flow sharply, as to your wish.
Full in every running depth,
Serene in every stillness,
Strong and free.