rivers

Cherry

By Di_Hard

Tue, 18 Feb 2020
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rivers - once revered liquid addresses

for deities of equilibrium

with gravity pull caravans of wet

welded into muscled power, sprung from Earth

like see-through dragons from stone eggs, span lands

still, let boats ride their long sleek backs in peace

or buck off saddle-bridges in a storm

 

but what was valued became used, abused -

we spill their blood to sate our crops, or take

away our waste like guilt is after death,

douse ourselves in chemicals, call it clean

and all we worship now is on a screen

 

thinking water held down by a sewer's thread

we forgot Life’s wild, and drink our mistakes

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Comments

Submitted by drew_gummerson on

Yes. You're right. We don't appreciate them, enough, and only care, enough, when they cause us pain, by flooding. Although I love pottering around on the Norfolk Broads. On a boat. 

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou for your comment Drew. The Broads sound very gentle. My brother gets taken there by his in laws for family summer holidays on a narrow boat which he finds a bit stressful as aquaphobic

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

So much benefit from chemical research, but so easily abused whether it be in damaging use of drugs or unnecessary use for pride and unaware at the effect of what we throw or wash down the sink.

But our rivers are still beautiful and useful, and refreshing, though their power needs to be respected, and remnds us of our weakness. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Rhiannon thankyou for commenting. I hope you are alright? Have been hearing terrible things on the radio about the River Wye

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Hereford has had very much trouble. We are north of there and OK, though roads get flooded, and some of the viallages have had houses inundated. Now the water's coming down the rivers from Wales (Wye, Lugg, Severn etc, and is causing conern and  much preparation. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou for your reply, it must be so frightening. I hope you are and will be safe Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I wonder what the deities of equilibrium would have to say if they could speak! They would probably agree that in the end nature will win through, because water has been around a lot longer than us.

A thought provoking poem that was very inspiring.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Jenny for your uplifting comment :0) I hope nature will win through, too. And I hope your bit of nature you are protecting gets calmer weather soon!

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Love liquid addresses, and the idea of boats riding their backs. And life is wild, we are all wild things  really though we might try to forget it from behind the brick and mortar. Lovely writing with a thoughtful message. :)

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Onemorething :0) It was reading your powerful "History" that made me write this