The Quiet Water

The day was warm and bright The sky and the horizon Were brilliant blue I took my two dogs A Golden Retriever And a Rat Terrier For a long walk. About three hundred steps I saw a snake shaped river Flowing through the middle Of pastures and meadows Covered with wildflowers Its water ran its course Silently and mysteriously. My dogs and I got a spot We took a rest On the bank of a river Where we could look and enjoy Its quietest water So peaceful and quiet I could hear a pin drop. The water was like a mirror My two dogs have seen their Reflection in the water I was looking at the wildflowers When I noticed a movement On the surface Of the quiet water. My two dogs Ran after their shadows I jumped into the river To save them But to no avail The quiet water Claimed their lives. The quiet water Is masked with Peacefulness and beauty Yet it is deceitful And dangerous That it could take The very life of you. Copyright 2023, Rose Marie Juan- Austin, All Rights Reserved