Evolution

From the sky a single drop,

Makes it from the unknown.

Splashes into a puddle.

That becomes a trickle,

That becomes a stream,

That joins a tributary in confidence,

At a confluence.

They intertwine,

Mingle their own stories

Together.

The stream becomes a river.

That meanders through the country side,

Like a ribbon,

Of mirrors.

That river widens,

mouth opening.

She tumbles over rocky crags

Iridescent bridal veils

She continues to widen.

A trail of gorges,

Left as scars

Of her

journey.

Finally, she is so

wide.

Her journey is ending.

She can feel his tide.

Breaking in gentle waves,

Across her salt-less surface.

They can build dams,

They can build dykes.

But water's love

Is stronger than rock

and steel.

For the loves the sea.

And even when seas boil

And rivers evaporate

away.

Their love will remain through

night and day.

Reviews

[JBoone]

This is beautiful. Powerful imagery of nature, life, and love.

[Maddi]

It helps to write poems like that when you're listening to the rain leak through the ceiling and drip into a metal bucket.(: