There is a River

Let the water run and run

until it runs clear,

till it can sit transparent

in a ball jar,

when all the sediment

has been first stirred, then washed away

and we will celebrate 

a well-developed well

Let my thoughts stream in goodness

till they run clear,

till agents of opacity

all disappear,

till all my impulses are pure love

and I no longer brace myself

to disapprove

There is a river

running through all consciousness,

its streams will gladden

all the hungry hearts,

I will ride it

all the way to clarity,

yes, I will ride it

from and to my source.

©Wendy Mulhern

March 25, 2017