water

-Water-

I like water.

Not, just to fill my thirst.

But too touch.

To hold.

To place on my body.

To put my body into.

To swim in.

To let it hold me while I float.

To take me to its depths.

To refresh me.

Hot or cold it does not matter.

Just as long as I can hold it.

It may slip between my fingers at times.

But there is always more.

I see you like water to.

Standing there all wet, waiting.

D. Randall Dollaway

20 December 2025

Reviews

[Davidgeo]

I think you would enjoy watching high speed camera footage of hummingbirds, tiny songbirds and various small flying insects. The way they fly, when you look at it slowed down and in high def... ha..., they aren't really flying, they are swimming... the air is basically water to them. It's incredible. Merry holidays

[Randall]

I like your comparison, David. When you really think about it, we are all just floating around in something we can't see or consciously feel. But it's all around us. On some days, you can almost feel it, then it slips away before you can grasp it. May you find what you've always wanted under your tree. Then again, maybe you've always been in possession of it.

Randall...

[Relic]

This is really good writing and refreshing to read. I like the way everything you mention relates to the last two lines which act as a small surprise ending. Great job. You seem to have a natural talent for writing.

[Randall]

Thank you, sometimes, I feel like a hack writer compared to some of the folks on here. By the way, nice Drum set. I have a set of Whithalls since I was fourteen, no one appreciates drums anymore. Guess it could be the way I play them. LOUD!
Randall...

[Relic]

I can tell you from being here a long time you're no hack. You have a style that's interesting. Keep writing. I've been playing since a young age, I've never heard of Whithall drums. Odd. I'll look them up online if I can find them. I play Tama.

[Randall]

Thank you, I know they don't make them anymore. Not sure when they stopped making them, Japanese Company. I bought mine in 1968 Blue agate pearl.

[Relic]

I checked out some sets a few minutes ago. They show a lot of vintage sets so it's no wonder I never heard of them. Nice looking though. Blue agate pearl - wow, I'm sure they're nice looking. My first set was by Mercury in blue sparkle. I loved them.

[Randall]

They look like new except for the Heads. I'm going to pass them along to my grandson, he seems to have the right stuff. He's four, start him early.

[Relic]

Sure, I started at seven. Heads are expensive now. Get them when you can so they'll last him a while.

[Samuel Dickens]

It's no wonder we like the stuff. I mean, we're made of it. There's universal knowledge that we are soothed by it. The ocean, a river, a creek, it doesn't matter. In this case, I am thrilled to see we're in the shower with a certain someone.

[Randall]

Samuel, you are right, water is all powerful. It can save you or drown you.
Randall...

[John the Baptist]

Indeed. I like it best when it's mixed with bourbon.

[Curly Grace]

That ending definitely made me sit up a little straighter. You knew exactly the reaction you were aiming for.

[Randall]

Sarah, you read it right. The last line then apply all of the above. Thank you.
Randall...

[Kane Hagwood]

This almost feels like an ode forged out of love for water itself. "To take me to its depths" shows.... well, *depth* itself. Water is such a healing element. Some of my happiest memories are of rainy days or afternoons at the pool. Or, just a nice hot bath. This was a pleasant little read.
-Kane

[Randall]

Thank you, Kane, you got one meaning. Please go back and read the last line to yourself, and think of someone that you love.

Randall...