Worth The Trip

Who hears the rippling of rivers will not utterly despair of anything. - Thoreau

lit by the sun

the river glistens as does a chandelier

fireflies dancing 'pon an open field on a summer's eve

extending a long hand of innocent friendship

whispering its wisdom and secrets

as it struggles to reach the ocean

from atop the hill, i'm drawn to its humble majesty

but the embankment is steep

littered with years of decaying leaves

fallen trees and branches

prickly thorn bushes

shackling vines twisting everywhere

each day

so near but yet so far away

needing to hear, up close, what truth has to say

come hell or high water

feeling the way

it destined for the sea and me needing to hear and see

both it and me

seeking eternity

Author's Note

"Life in us is like the water in the river." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Thomas W Case]

A beautifully meditative journey—your river becomes both guide and mirror.
The imagery flows like water itself, pulling the reader toward that distant, luminous horizon.

[Pete]

right on the money. thanks twc.