Timeless Tracks

spring runoff--
the rivulets of mud and leaves and snow
rush down the same paths year after year
century upon century

timeless tracks, each curve, each indentation the same
the slow places where it widens, the narrow places
where it leaps and sings--
gurgling, rushing, laughing,

down timeless tracks
to low places
and a large pool of melted snow

thoughts overflow--
the ideas in my mind, the dreams of my life
following the same path, the same goals day after day,
life after life

timeless tracks, each thought, each impression
evolves from those before--sometimes I am small and shallow,
sometimes I enlarge myself and advance faster--
laughing, singing, searching,

up timeless tracks
to high places
and a larger understanding

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