A Boat Ride

Through a narrow tributary flowing down Flanked by rustling reeds on either side The small boat made its lonesome way Carrying two souls from all distractions The current was dotted here and there With floating masses of water hyacinths With lavender blossoms peeping through the green That drifted to and fro as the boat made its way Pleating gentle curls in the water's swell The boat moved, carrying him and her Gliding away unhurried and unrushed Over the heaving crest of pure delight As it entered the river's wider mouth Waves began lapping on the boat And jets of water splashing neck high With a cool touch, raising their spirits Bobbing over waves, they quietly watched The cobalt sky hugging the mountains far Hills looming large, with clumps of trees And their foliage swaying in summer breeze Before them, the river gallantly stretched along As a flood of fluid crystal, a current of liquid light Expressing in turn, the silent meditation of a sage And the noisy ebullience of a naughty kid Leaving all cares behind, on the sullen shores Hearing the lovely chanting of songbirds Enjoying the river's shifting loveliness The two entered into the river's inner heart As the magic moments mesmerized their senses They knew they had found a new love A flower suddenly blooming in the wild Drifting them to a world sans all fences!