remember when we were rivers
surging with great snowmelt infused flows
we scoured canyons and eroded mountains
we painted deltas of sand in the ocean
remember when we were rivers
languidly meandering among ancient cedar groves
gracefully arcing across glacial meadows
equanimous in our eternal journey
remember when we were rivers
entangled in the roots of cottonwood and willow
blocked and diverted by logjams
tumbling torrents over boulders
remember when we were rivers
flowing, freely, wildly, madly, in love to the sea