The Fluidity of Friendship (For Naomi)

The mistress of time runs like water
through the landscapes of life
carving a unique path that is all her own

She appears as a slow trickle
A few melting snowflakes
A few falling raindrops
Joining together to embark on a long voyage across our worlds

A force even as a tiny
Drip
Drip
Drip
Through the soil and over pebbles
Moving gently the silt aside

From the brook babbling to the forest animals
To the raging river of frothy, white agitation
No one can stop stop its flow

Sweeping through the woods
Dribbling through the desert
Swirling through the jagged rocks
Cascading over the cliff

Creating a mist in which all will see the rainbow
That is your heart and the essence of who you are

The influence of your friendship runs like water
through the landscapes of my life
carving a unique path that is all our own