And that
water is life
The water
that surrounds us before our birth
The water
that cushions us from our mother's movement
Water is
life
Without
which we would die
When the
hot sun beats down upon us
When the
shimmer of the heat rises from the tarred road
We dip our feet in the cool water
that meanders round the trees
Our
tongue cries out for water
Our body
itches
Our feet
swell
Water
heals
Water is
life
Leaves
turn brown, shrivel up and die
Lizards
dash across the sand on tip toe
Flicking
their tongues under a leaf when they see a drop of dew
Water is
life
Birds
with their beaks shaped like long straws slurp up the collected water
Relishing
the mixture of water and nectar
What
ecstasy!
That is
how we should live life
We should
relish it
Life is
to be lived
Lived to
the fullest
In honour
of the creator who freely gave life
We came
with nothing
All we
have are the dreams
We will
go with nothing
(C) Mariska Taylor-Darko 2018
pic from water-pollution.org.uk
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