rivers

are praised

for their sun-caught

brilliance and

mad-swell of froth

but keep in mind

it’s the banks,

root-held and rock,

that must hold it

all in.

copyright (c) 2020, Kathy Lynn Harris.

Photo by Nitish Kadam on Unsplash

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