The Sun and the Water
The sun was bright but warm,
Not lasting long enough
The day was running from our reach
The night walking toward us
As we stood along the stream
So small and so calm
A light sound like bells
Shining and silver
When out there was a
River
I was like the water
Changing and churning
Anxious to reach the sea
But safe between the banks
Constantly lapping against
The same shores
Pulling aimlessly as the tide
Or sinking down
Like a drowning stone
But the sun
Danced upon it,
Glinting on the waves
Like laughs on summer days
Orange soda and lemonade
Her bubbly and me saved
For that free afternoon
The sun reflecting on the water
The world mirroring itself
In the surface
She was the sun, standing beside me
Giving me hope, as it reassured us
That spring was coming
Just as it gave us warmth
On our chilled faces
The cold receding, just clawing
At our skin, no longer biting
As winter was melting away
I too became water
No longer ice
So cold to the touch
It felt like spring
Sinking into the mud, more than
Crunching our sneakers on leaves
You could smell spring
Earth and grass stains
Fresh flowers and clean air,
Cleansed by the snow
The sun
A taste of comfort
Like warm tomato soup and grilled cheese.
She breathed in the dirt deeply,
Dreaming of warmer days
As I gazed across the tracks
Where I once would have stood
I now wondered where they lead
Where would the train go?
Where would we?
The bridge over the river
Was connecting us
The sun and the water
We could not be broken