in my winding
eroding passage
to the ocean of life
I swallow experience
with its turbid pollution
from settling silts of time
but when I reach my home
a warm sun again redeems me
in an embrace of heavenly vapor
to rain down upon a mountain
temple of everlasting beauty
green forests of kind shade
where I descend—reborn
in a shimmering purity
back to my family
peaceful waters
cycles of life