Go With the Flow

To face the river is to 
Let the current 
Take you where it wishes
To enjoy the slow lazy paddle
Shoot the rapids as they come

Rest  and breathe when 
The flow eases it’s pace
Soak in the beauty of the moment
Gather your strength before
You find swift water once again

To face the river is to 
Accept that life is not 
Fully under your control
Let it carry you downstream
Try not to capsize along the way


Written for a prompt during Beth Kempton’s Late Spring Writing Circle