In her life, she has crossed many rivers. Some she swam with sure, steady strokes; Some she walked over on burning bridges; Some were so shallow, she easily waded. But fording the last one, she almost drowned, Failed to reach the other side. The swift, black waters dragged her down, Filled her lungs with life’s heartaches, Then cast her battered body back to shore; Left her choking, gasping, gagging, Down, but not defeated. Never defeated. Older and wiser, she bided her time, Waited at the river for the dire wolves to come drink, And built a raft from their strong bones, Made a cape from their warm, gray fur, Then floated across the cold choppy surface And stepped off safe and warm on the other side. She fashioned a home from the raft bones, Made a bed from the sleek fur cape, And she abided there in the high desert Content and happy as she grew old Until the time came for her to leave. For there was one more river yet to cross. ©2023 jai
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On the Fringe of Darkness 
this is sad, jai🤍
if only she had wings, she’d fly over instead 🙃
touching as always 🤍
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Thank you, Destiny. Wings would be nice, but only angels (and sometime, demons 😱 😂) are blessed with them. 💜
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You welcome, jai 🤍
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You mean one more river between death to life?
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Yes, that is the “one more river to cross”.
Thank you for reading. 🙂
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Perhaps, the mythical river Styx? I might need some hellhound carcasses for that one… 🖤💀
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Could be…😁🖤
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This is really good Jai. Thanks
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Thank you, Lorraine. 💖
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“Older and wiser, she bided her time,
Waited at the river for the dire wolves to come drink,
And built a raft from their strong bones,
Made a cape from their warm, gray fur,”
I especially enjoyed these lines. Strong lines with many meanings!
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Thank you, Latoya. Many meanings, yes. That’s one of the many things I like about poetry—always more than one way to interpret it. 🙂💜
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