Seasonal Creek

The seasonal creek gushes with warm spring rains Like blood flowing from fresh cut veins The path of least resistance is revealed with intricate surprises As the depth of the rivulet continually rises Babbling and gurgling it cuts it courses Teaming like a herd of galloping horses Alas, spring gives way to summer's physical sensations As bumble bees battle over the water with vexing vibrations The stream where angry waters once unfurled in swirls Now lay in puddles like strung out pearls One by one disappearing, with death to those stranded Drying up like bones the hot desert winds have sanded One by one until there is only one left This last one must have the deepest depth It is here to where my attentions turn Every quagmire in life has a lesson to learn Get to where you are going before your route dries up You can't drink to life without liquid in your cup Swim all the way through this existence into which you have came Don't leave yourself stranded praying for rain A) 4/15/19 B) Intensity C) Sponsor - Julia Ward