Still Waters

When you dig beneath the surface of people It seems Each individual has a little bit to offer A spring of self to be tapped On his or her own limited terms. Insofar as your needs and wants Coincide There may be A merging of like tributaries Flowing in the same direction. But only one or two If you're lucky Will open the deepest channels of Themselves Stay the course through the Rapids that treacherously lie in wait The blast of stone and spray A lifetime commitment To see the end and the beginning The return of the rain to the cloud in the sky The vastness of an ocean Serene in the wave and drift ...of time. ~ Laurence Overmire (Previously published in Shadyvale, Summer 2000)