The Waters Way

From glacial mountain tops and peaks Sunlight wakes me from my sleep No way of telling how long I slept Or way of knowing what time is left Gravity takes me where I go Often times it’s just the flow Downward till death lets me go Ever traveling I do not know Waters they go where the force is leading The shallows and the deeps competing The secrets and gold I hide I feed and carry sources of life Flooding a place where stops my aim My being is both loss and gain And often called god or goddess Drying unto death stops my progress I sometimes quench the dying thirst Or being too much I slowly curse Dissolving structures when floods take hold Sweep away foundations the new and old Feed the flocks that feed a nation Filling the swamps or leaving hydration Douse the fires that would destroy Bathe the unclean that would annoy Joining the ocean the ultimate goal No more am I when salt takes hold From there rebirth gives me meaning Over and over always repeating