Bamboo
broken and fallen
litters my way.

Cars yielding humbly
as if for reason
but for a moment
only today.

The river returned to its borders
The air breathes calmly again
The clouds let me see the sky

Broken leaves
like a moment in time.

Now we see
but soon we will only remember
because just like the river
life wanders forward
It never looks back.

Ralph Jensen (c) 2016. All rights reserved.