River Wonderings
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Capture the River
This river before me
Moves carefree and flows with unbridled force
If I were to place myself in opposition to it
I would be thrown down stream like so many before me
And yet with every thing in me I desire to try.
It is perpetual and unaware of me
No one has ever slowed it. It marches on while I drag my hand through the water
Hoping to relish its push against my hand and realizing that it is slipping through my fingers.
Don't think there haven't been times when all I wanted was for the river's pace to quicken.
I've spent most of my life paddling with the current, wanting to glide ahead
But now I find myself on the bank wondering where the water ends and loving the view from here.
Somewhere along the way the current strengthened and I became scared of where the river was flowing. I can find no way back up stream or any way to capture this river.
So it will pass. And I will stand here mourning as it rushes away.
Or I will plunge in.
Let it sweep me away and allow myself to capture it in an altogether new way. To find some way to release myself to this free flowing river and ride it with bliss while taking in the moments.
I will only come this way once and at rivers end I want to know with wrinkled toes that I valued every instant I could and was captured by the river.
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Josh Culver on Apr 29, 2008 1:31pm
What are your thoughts about my wonderings? This is somewhat of a milestone inthat it's my first poem in 6 years. This was a creative outlet for me that I abandoned... so be kind and look deep.
Rob Hansen on Jun 1, 2008 4:18pm
I'm tired of fighting the current. Any attempt I have made to try and change it's course has proven futile. However, my repeated attempts have left me weary, sometimes content to sit on the bank and watch as it passes by. Yes, I still enjoy its beauty and power though often from a distance. Still there are times I get close to the bank and pray for the strength to jump in and be swept away.
Thank you for writing this and giving me the opportunity to be still for a while and "check my bearings" and reconsider my direction. Keep it up!