Rivertime

Roses at Fish Creek - July 2022

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​Boulders mid-stream, topped in pillows of 
White, bounty of winter,
Give way to stirring of spring  - new life bursting forth
In limelight of lemon sunshine.
River current, icy and slow, now swiftens,
As burgeoning flows swell beyond banks.
Rising, rocketing, roaring.
Uncontained. Unrestrained.
Heedless. 
Spent.
Unperturbed. Unhurried.  
Wandering, winding, wending.
Golden window to bed of sand and rock,
Framed in verdant blades and rotund shrubs,
Brightly splashed petals: pink, yellow, purple, white,
And reflection of deepest cornflower sky.
Orange, gold, red and brown - glowing lanterns of autumn
Drift downstream, breeze turning chill.