River A-Flow Poem by Eric Elliott

I wish to know
the worlds
energy flow

So I follow
the rivers and streams
they come from lakes, ponds, and ground a-hollow
there I learned what it means

To be the start of something

So i traveled to many a place
running by waters edge I'd trip over my own two legs
with local children I race
They gave me food and warm bed

So in the morning I led

To where the rivers end
and the great flow begins

the basin opens to the lake
where the river ends the water grinds stone
washing away all in its wake

I was here I came to know, the world was whole
full of the energy that flows in me
So I grew ever bold
the world a locked door, energy was the key

of course I speek metaphorically.