Going With The Flow

 

It was a rainy day here in Phoenix recently and I decided to do what I always do…..Let it rain! But, as I’m watching the rain, the phrase “going with the flow” came into my mind. Alas, the title for a poem!

I wrote this poem on that rainy day.

The photos were found on the internet. Kudos to the photographers that catch these images “au natural”.  The eagle certainly goes where it wants to go. Taking directions from no one: it is an American icon.

 

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A butterfly bobs thru the air with ease

Sailing merrily along on a gentle breeze

It’s much easier, don’t you know

When you’re going with the flow

 

 Making new highs on a thermal’s rise

An eagle soars majestically in the skies

It’s much easier, don’t you know

When you’re going with the flow

 

A salmon swims upstream, her eggs to lay

Driven by instinct, its nature’s way

It would be much easier, don’t you know

If she could have “gone with the flow” 

 

Life’s struggles can be a real pain

And it’s harder to go against the grain

It’s much easier, don’t you know

When you’re going with the flow 

 

So whatever life dishes up on your plate

No need to complain, fuss or get irate

Smile! Because now you already know

You’re sure to be going with the flow 

 

In a life hereafter when they’ve closed the books

Totaled the score, at which now, your Creator looks

There’ll be a wink and a smile! Let the record show

You made it through life, going with the flow!

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Stuff:

The butterfly mentioned in the first stanza is certainly a unique insect! There are literally hundreds of different species. I found this Glass Winged Butterfly to be one of the most unique; however, the coloring on others is truly amazing. Well worth a Google search of butterfly photos.

The life cycle of the butterfly from cocoon to the final winged insect is also quite interesting. Truly a miracle of nature!