Cj Krieger Poet Prose

To Watch the River Flow

There were cloudless days 
Sunless days 
Without so much 
As a breeze in the air 

Days when the trees and flowers 
Slept 
As I watched the river 
Sitting frozen still 

These were my winter days 
When spring and summer and fall 
Had withdrawn 
To another time of life 

Once 
I believed this to be 
A time of peace and tranquility 
But that was a tale 
Told by younger men 

This was a time 
Of reflection 
Like the formless shapes 
That appeared in the icy waters 

A time to prepare 
In the most gracious of ways 
My goodbyes 
And fare-thee-wells 

These days 
I come here often 
Not to think of my failures 
But rather, to let them go 
To send them off 
And let them fade away 

These days 
I come here only 
To watch the river flow

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Edward Ebbs December 22, 2015 at 7:25 AM You come to watch the river flow because deep inside you still believe in peace and tranquility...you are finding this in the river and it allows you to reflect about the river of life. Nicely written, thank you for sharing :)