To be the River

Subtle
nature’s movement
when deep dark rivers glide
through rolling hills and lush valleys
tranquil
smooth stones buried in shifting sand
Oh! to be the river
to understand
life’s flow.

©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg

Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge: #137 Kind & Shift

Author’s Note: With Colleen’s Challenge, we are to use synonyms for Kind & Shift- I used nature for kind and movement for shift.

Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 23 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. 
You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
and her Amazon Author Page

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