Altering.

 

 

 

Altering.

 

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I start as a brook
in the distant hills
which beginning
in droplets clinging
together passes through
rills between tiny ridges, spills
down small land-slides,tumbles in
miniature waterfalls to join streamlets
in ripples and sliding hurries
over shiny pebbles, breaching
ridged beds where frothing in bubbles
I rush to mingle with deeper waters
but stop to chatter under low willows
banked in sidings before altering
my tune to a baritoned river.
Then no more warbling in creeks
for me so bowling slower I walk to greet
other waters converging like tenors in
choric excitement, drowning me
out with ocean-voiced roars belonging
to power as wide-mouth basso eases
my weak trills into full sea-song.

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Yet I will ever
know myself
as a brook
springing
from hill-height
dashing between
granite nooks
and crannies
delighting
to brim
over stoniest beds
where my hum
is welcomed
by mossy pebbles
and where birds come
to drink and wet
feet and feathers
in my warm shallows
before I roll on
having to settle 
for large water duets
and lost then
my previous whispers,
forgot the soft solo
of mountain's clear creek
in a deafening
fortissimo as ocean
knows only choral singing

for the final

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voice-destiny

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 of tiny me.

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Reviews

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

The picture is clear and perfect and the words doesn't loose their meaning.

beautifully penned, Fay.

[Fay Slimm]

I appreciate your dropping by Kay and thank you for this fine review on Altering.

[Neville]

It saddens me when a poem as good as this clearly is does not get the attention it so obviously deserves.. I shall just keep my fingers crossed and hope that that changes in the very near future ... and my little tributary here channels a whole flood of appropriate reviews in due course..

... Neville :)

[Fay Slimm]

Am delighted you liked my efforts at voicing a rivulet as it makes its way to an ocean and that you reviewed it too - Your thoughtfulness is overwhelming dear Nev and thank you sincerely...x

[Neville]

Always a pleasure ...