it just so happened
another chance to go
to the river .. came once again
days there have been few
far between .. this year
swift, tricky currents
remind me of times past
when I used to swim across
reach the other side safely
catch my breath a few minutes .. swim back
dangerously concealed undertow
pulled me deep today .. way under
relaxed .. flowed with the stream
time and again .. fortunately
I broke through the serene surface
watery turmoil surrounded me
I was able to swim free
never once thought of drowning
until awful wicked currents
forced me to float for a time
until they'd passed
leaving me confused
totally perplexed .. alive
hanging on the very edge
of a calm wake
I thought of you
how you love nature
it seems like
I hear you singing
echoes off of the river's water
I hand wrote
a romantic love note
folded it neatly
placed it in a bottle
with a couple of flowers
added sun bleached sand
snugged the worn cork
threw the sealed bottle
as far as I could
hoping it'll reach you
Copyright @ August 2014
StandingBear
