Still Unfathomable

The high plains waters of Wyoming have been perilous this past year and this passing Winter.
A man walking his dogs in a riparian park near Casper drowned.
A father and daughter fell through the ice on the Powder River. As of late February, the girl has yet to be found.
Flaming Gorge. The Yellowstone River. The North Platte, of course

For all those lost in the waters...

Unfathomable

Devin Hodgins

The River flows on,

Its waters wandering always beyond,

Shimmering in the sunlight

Of another passing day,

While across tomorrow

Yesterday is swept away.

The River flows on,

Its breadths and depths all endlessly drawn

Along a course made more sacred for each sacrifice

As it flows ever forward, even unto paradise

Whence await the waters

Of stillness and peace,

Welling with wonders

Which will never cease.

Yet the River flows on,

Each moment a memorial eternally yearning.

The River flows on,

And drifting with it, in spirit we journey.

The River flows on,

Carrying away our hopes and our fears.

The River flows on,

Now flowing ever fuller with all our tears.  

Copyright © Devin Hodgins, 2014

An illustrated copy of is available for download here: Unfathomable