four days upon the river self...

by Matto - Scorpio - Not entered

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four days upon the river self
and not one moment wet,
as I drift along a deepest edge
I learn first its respect;
it's as if I guide my soul direct
and as if I guide in vain:
as a gentle wake is circumspect
of the current's gentle rage.
knowledge flows from deepest sage,
serendipitous waves surround,
as a darkened past to hope gives way,
and friendly shores abound.
as silence overtakes the sound
to leave my soul in peace,
I follow atop its sacred ground
and thoughts of future speak;
at once the seldom inner peak
had again within been climbed,
for the conscious stream had proved too weak
to wash it all behind.
I journey as if void of time
and worry not how near,
as if traveled into grace sublime
with vision, hindsight clear.
the self of one succumbed by fear
must wade a shallow ledge;
but the one upon arriving here,
knows four days to cross its bed.

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Birth sign: Not entered
Date created: 1996-04-21 17:46:30
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:38:46
Poem ID: 44858

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