WATERFALL

At its source, droplets

congregate in furrows

the whispers call an

invitation to impromptu

dance

rain runs in rivulets,

soft sounds become a

mumbling

bubbling over boulders

it gathers greater

momentum

tumbling and twisting

hurrying and hastening

propelled to the precipice

it leaps like suicidal

lemmings

From a great distance.

the white water appears

spectral

it writhes, wraithlike

shimmering softly;

unsubstantial

sparkling droplets

reflect a rainbow’s

spectrum

as we approach

the sound begins to swell

nearer still now,

the rushing waters roar

mightily

gasps of wonder greet

the sight of nature’s noble

majesty

Clothes are cast away,

feet fumble over rocks

diving beneath the deluge

we surface, shrieking with delight