Waters Free
Streams of water
at diurnal disposal,
drip
dolce far niente.*
Lavish fill
of cavernous sink—
flotsam thoughts.
Spring up, O well!
Sing about it,
about the well that the princes dug,
that the nobles of the people sank—
the nobles with scepters and staffs.**
Paradise, O living water!
Songs bursting from pipes.
Wanderings soon over.
Like valleys they spread out,
like gardens beside a river,
like aloes planted by the Lord
like cedars beside the waters.
Water will flow from their buckets;
their seed will have abundant water.***
Water’s free
moving, soothing.
Lovely sprinkler,
O lovely splash!
Dare poet’s eyes
take time
to ponder; her lips
pursue splendor
of fountain paean.
10/11/2021
*pleasant relaxation in carefree idleness
**Numbers 21:17-18 NIV
***Numbers 24:6-7 NIV
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