Which River Runs Through It?

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains. - Thoreau

Assabet River in Maynard, MA

wandering with purposed direction

bottomless

esoteric

unfathomed

profound

in the incongruency of life's channels

faith measured like growth rings of a tree

i sit on a large flat stone at its shore

a hewn piece of eternity cut from the not-so-distant past

native americans fished here

i seek it out in a different year

from a different pier

it's depths not so crystal clear

this gentle river of acquiescence

babbling comfort and truth

with the keen eye of an accomplished sleuth

speaking every language of love

every comfort of inner peace

every lost dialect of reassurance

forgotten in age

learned in unblemished youth

its assured way marked even in drought

innumerous ways in

one way out

passing by me

not with a confounding whisper but an unmistakable shout

simultaneous simplicity and complexity

meandering intrinsically about

to a lost soul

from a regnant creator with clout

Author's Note

“A river is superior to a lake in its liberating influence. It has motion and indefinite length. A river touching the back of a town is like a wing, it may be unused as yet, but ready to waft it over the world. With its rapid current it is a slightly fluttering wing. River towns are winged towns.” - Thoreau

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

I am definitely into moving water, from gentle trout streams to great masses of raging power except when they forget their boundaries
I liked the music as long as I wasn't looking at the musicians
Our 5yr old grandson has just taken up the drum
Hope he doesn't end up looking like these guys unless he becomes extremely rich and gives me unlimited amounts of money
Pete

[Pete]

lol. you never know - maybe someday that grandson drummer will become rich and famous and have a river of money ... :)

[Robert Haigh]

A river in motion is a beautiful thing to behold, whether it be a mighty waterway or little more than a gentle stream. You describe the mystery and wonder of such waters in poetic fashion here. Nice one!

[Pete]

thanks for sharing flowing thoughts robert. glad you came by to drink it in ... :)