the course of water
is like the course of love
swift and steady
yet ever flowing
all the more stronger for it
to a much deeper pool
the ocean
so like one's soul
is ever constant in its role
that of the great accepter
of all the earth's orphaned waters
eventually
love
just like water
departs from one place
to be with its own kind
in another
'tis the way
such a simple equation
one of spirit
another of molecules............
(Dec. 23, 1998)