Ask the River

I spoke the to river I had so much to say I talked to the river She answered me in waves I once asked the water "Do you recognize me?" My whole body, a river Frame that flows and ripples deep within Coursing to currents of beauty Liquid hearth gurgling with inseparable droplets and always inviting My entire habitat encompassing Salted and fresh, full, and rushing with life Never damned, or receding, and certainly never stagnant My movement a fluid feminine rhythm trickling or hasty Through valleys and mountains I wind I am no pond Yet at times, I resemble an ocean I once asked the water "Do you recognize me?" I sat still Waited for an answer All I saw was my reflection in the fluxes of waves