Life is Like a River

 
Time flows like a river
Winding and twisting making it's way
At times wide and gently flowing
Other times rushing to get to the sea
When it rains or the snow is melting
It overflows it's banks and floods
There are rapids of foaming rushing water

Our lives are like those rivers
At times we are slow and stagnant
Then we will rush headlong into tomorrow
We have gentle times of calmly drifting
Then world fills our lives with
A flood of more than we think we can handle

A river has no idea whence it flows
Just as we have no idea where life will lead us
Each of us has a beauty all our won
That we can offer those around us
For the river nourishes nature's living things
And our love nurtures those we care about

Lynda Leigh (c)

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