River in flood, purposeful, powerful,
but with patches of stillness and calm,
and with a countercurrent near the bank
with smaller swirls within the eddy.
All of the water eventually rejoins the main flow,
as I watch.
Reflecting life, sometimes licking along,
other times contentedly peaceful
and at others accompanied by
a sense of going backwards or,
worse still, spiralling downwards.
All of the water eventually rejoins the main flow,
as do we.
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