Only the River- poem and painting

 

only the river

this morning

cold waters viridian and silver

over black rock

shoreline

silent pines

breathing

only this morning

this river

this

gold-green light

singing

black shadows

cold waters

silent pines

this river

only

more than

enough.

-Kevin Macneil Brown

(Only River- painting by Kevin Macneil Brown, watercolor and gouache on paper, 2022.)