I pause;
I wait.
choirmaster shepherd,
tune my heart.
I have no need.
None.
when I thirst,
no danger of desiccation.
my body has never known
that kind of sere wanting
never ceasing
the River flows
before me
to me
through me
restful waters
keep me alive
keep us alive
the rivulet which
whets my appetite
wets my parched palate
here and now
once a Spring
erupting
fresh and pure
then
geology
gravity
the falls
changed things
the watercourse
meandered
wandered
deviated circuitously
at times
went
nearly
subterranean
through gorges
dark and deep
rock faces
sheer
unscalable
Even when I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no danger because you are with me.
it’s helpful to remember
– water sculpts stone –
rivers give birth to canyons
I was with the water
the water was with me
finally bursting forth
into light
come,
thou Fount
refresh.
Special thanks to my muses du jour:
artwork by Suzi Mueller
https://www.stirarts.com/suzi-mueller.html
“Gratitude” prompt from
https://amanpan.com/2020/06/01/eugis-weekly-prompt-gratitude-june-1-2020/
defying atrophy 
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