Tributaries

Is it really that easy

for us to disregard

the glory and the beauty

that are the ancient

curving waters come

to carving and to leaving

thunderous sounds

of joyous emancipation

and subtle power in her wake?

Is it simply beyond our

caring to lift a voice and 

sing of all the wonder 

and the grandeur of

these sweet sisters of 

the Del-a-ware that tumble

and fill her; tail-waters 

unending toward the sea.

We get but one chance

and the lifetimes are many

that pay for our dank

indiscretions and

heinous degradations. 

Keep their banks clean,

And keep their aquifers

as pure.  Give your life

to see the slaking

awe and amazement of 

that comes from

peoples yet to be.