Phoenix Rising

I watch the flow of the river.

Each dimple in the water like a smile

The dimples transform to ripples

Like a smile changing to a frown

I feel the ebb and flow

The water a reflection

Of my own cascading emotions

The surface looks sure and knowing

But unseen is the activity below the surface

Activity that causes dimples to change to ripples

When I attempt to look deeper

I can no longer observe the surface

When I focus on the surface,

I lose the depth below

Ah such are the currents of life!

Phoenix Johnston