Waterfall Poem by Grace Hays

water flowing ever so swiftly
where are you going
is to meet the sea
or is it to meet a lake

i can see the swiftness
by the little eddies in your stream
will you turn into a river
or just stay a fast paced stream

water flowing ever so swiftly
don't leave me here alone
for i hear an echo up ahead
is it a cave or a tunnel

please tell me for i do not know
and it scares me
to not know at all
where you are going

a curve up ahead
now i hear a roar
what is happening to you
why are you vanishing

wait a minute
is that a cliff up ahead
that leads into a canyon
straight down below

for if it is
then do you my dear stream
turn into a waterfall
for if you do then please take me with

for i long to tumble
free from it all
and make a roar
when i land at the bottom

ah there you are my friend
as i suspected toward the end
a beautiful waterfall
cascading down a cliff

landing with a roar
in the beginning of a great river
oh how i love to watch your beauty
the beauty of a great waterfall