On Forgiveness

(for Carol. . . . .because you asked)

Fresh water flows into stagnation
Currents caress algae's infestation
Sometimes meandering . . . . . . .
           Sometimes flooding . . . . . . 
                      Always releasing. . . . .
Anaerobes to exquisite expiration
While oxygen's loaded liquid levity
Offers inspiration's spacious fluidity

Kathryn Neale © 2004 and (with minor changes) © 2011