A Bend In The River~ By Matthew Harris

The serpentine ageless liquid mercurial 
possessed snake eternally swallowed 
since beginning of time, one 
unquenchable thirst to gorge and 
slake slurping icy cold mountainous 
pebbly shake, yet fresh as zesty Irish spring 
using tongue o Gaelic spake then 
tumbling down into cavernous abyss 
subsequently carving, a deep criss 
cross patchwork across rock hard 
rugged topography like handiwork 
of invincible force commandeering 
humongous rake affixing legendary 
signature quasi-indelible grooves
only for indomitable chiseled masterpiece 
erased, twisted then wrenched
by natural landscape altering phenomena 
identified as an earthquake creating 
fresh tabula rasa to begin anew
inviting waters from on high to carve
from the ebbing and flowing 
millennial currents, which eventually find 
a more direct course beginning as trickling 
creek swells from winter rains
and thence in summer while sun doth bake,
when flora blooms and fauna 
prance firmament then abandons 
bent elbow oxbow lake
as former bend in the river.



Author Bio:
Despite hiatus sans countless years without formal ink come social security disability the linkedin source of monies direct deposited from main headquarters, which mention of unearned monies could be dumb of me, but this astute, destitute, and fruit full chap favors forthrightness hmm... no matter any chance for consideration might be nixed from an alum, asper hard school of knocks, where invisible contusions rapped this bummer - all throughout his public education, and absolutely nada one iota of gumshun detected, cuz no purpose driven life didst drive me to hum.