I have a tulip-shaped glass
with some water from the tap
like a tree with its sap
many rivers have dried-up
and lakes have come and gone
but life-giving water continues on
the river often slows
with challenges round the bend
as it yawns and stretches to its end
many changes in this life
balance hard to find
but outcomes mostly kind
my tulip glass remains
on constant hydration basis
ongoing homeostasis
Fraser
March 2023