Life’s description, liquid running cold water,
A wet field of play to splash away the day,
Cold running water
A source of energy a source of refreshment,
All life appreciates,
Cold running water
It crashes, it screams, racing to sea
In its depths brings the crushing darkness
Cold running water
To quench, to extinguish,
To destroy and drown
Cold running water.
This poem was created for a Creative Writing assignment called Mix Up Ghazal. I wish I could tell you the stipulations for it, but it was written November 2013, so I don’t remember.
nikki diekemper 