The moon dips

The moon dips

In conversation with the mountain.

A sparkle of words

Glitters between them

A tumbling stream

Growing out of their

Kiss.

A gushing cascade

A tangle of bright water

Gathering pace

As it falls.

The wonder of life

Flooded with meaning

I gasp at the energy

In ice-cold delight

Struggling to hold on

Racing to catch up.

Slipping in and out of shadow

Breaking new ground

Never reaching the beginning

Defining the source

The distance between

Us growing wider

The whispers more indistinct

The closer we get to the ocean.

A sweep of grandeur

An accumulation of wisdom

Untold

Dissipated

Without rancour

And little fanfare

Absorbed into the majesty

From first to last

Beginning to end

As it was meant to be.