By Duncan Drewry
Water flows over rocks
seamlessly
over the riverbed
the rain falls from the sky
but never reaches the ground
a block of concrete stops the downpour
even though the water runs down
the river runs dry
because of buildings that were amassed
we make our own rivers
we call them gutters
the riverbed now runs dry
air flows over rocks
gliding
drifting
floating
seamlessly
over the riverbed
I love the extended metaphor, very creative!
ReplyDeleteI love the title of the book!
ReplyDeleteI like how brief each stanza is, sometimes only a word. It really makes the poem stand out.
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