Nbiish : Water Poem #1

they gathered at the edge of the banks,
water that was once a trusted source had disappeared,
caked dirt,
mud but too dry to stick,
they knelt and prayed and cried and wept,
their tears flowed mightily,
tears of pain and loss for the lifeblood of our nations,
our nations shuddered and wept and,
slowly,
surely,
quietly,
the waves of anguish flowed and flushed and the waters rose,
quickly,
swiftly,
powerfully,
dried mud turned to dark pools but over a short time the emotion infused water,
turned clear and,
the water turned calm,
and those that had gathered backed away from the banks
we, us, united,
we did it,
they sang ,
and the skies opened and clensed them and thanked them for their deed.
our need to help heal our Mother and her lifeblood
water