A reed moves
Under
a birds meagre weight
The
reed disturbs the calm water
Ripples
echo outwards
Across
the lake
Flat
calm on a balmy eve
Each
ripple expands out
And
with each inch it grows
It
stretches and diminishes
Until
it is no more
Until
another bird settles
On
another reeds stem
The sky blackened
Dark
as night
Then
comes the flash
Of
a Lightning strike
As
the storm ensued
Panic
struck me
Thunder
rattled overhead
I
fell upon me knees
I
prayed to God
Spare
me this day
I
prayed to God
To
chase the storm away
Then
the skies lightened
And
silence was all around
A
gentle rain fell
As
I raised from the ground
Then
everywhere about me
Cherry
blossoms blew
Like
gentle pink snow
And
immediately I knew
You
had heard my prayer
You
had protected me
You
where there in every petal
Of
that cherry blossom tree
Way up high
In
the sky
Clouds
pass by
I
wonder why
On
a bright day
Some
might say
I
see the milky way
Indeed
they may
Way
up then
Near
to heaven
I
shall know when
Clouds
pass again
The snow geese
In
a massive flock
Take
flight in unison
Filling
the whole sky
Like
clouds of white smoke
Billowing
up from unseen fires
Rippling
across the sky
As
far as the eye can see
Almost
blocking out the sun
So
begins the migration
The golden orb
Burning
orange
Set
slowly
Beyond
the distant hills
As
it slid slowly down
It
painted the hills
In
rainbow hues
Back
lighting the tree line
Highlighting
them boldly black
Showing
them in stark relief
Against
the crimson sky
As
it was finally swallowed
By
the western horizon
The
sky was tinged with pink
Before
darkness was everywhere
The graceful owl
Hunts
at twilight
And
listens to hear
A
victim in the night
Then
swoops down
In
silent flight
Not
to prevent
Its
prey taking fright
But
fear of losing
What
is out of sight
From the mountain high
On
the summit icy
It
begins to trickle
Toward
its destiny
Trickle
becoming stream
Very
quickly
Its
method brilliant
In
its simplicity
It
follows the path
Of
least resistance
In
its great race
To
go the distance
Growing
ever stronger
Under
gravity
Deeper
wider
And
ever more rapidly
A
great river now
Heading
for its destiny
And
it’s fulfilled
When
reaching the sea
