Here comes the River

Photo: Self, ‘Turbulence’, Acrylic paint on paper 8"x12"

Here comes the river
Silent with turbulence
hidden in its folds
Meandering, with force
quietly simmering
with a roar
Here comes the river
Clear but bearing
the dark forest shadows
Like the peace that comes
At the cost of the blood
It flows
sans its blues
Hiding blood in its hues

Here comes the river

<9/30/2016>