Heaven

on a lazy Sunday afternoon

as I was walking along the river

I noticed the sun low in the sky

getting near the end of the day

so peacefully, gracefully dying

at that moment I became restful

burdens carried on my shoulders

seemed to leave me for a while

I sensed suddenly, nature took a rest

it took its time, leisurely came the night

and I melted down with the Universe

exploring the stars, lighting up the sky

a calm had fallen upon me at midnight

I was alone, at peace, down by the riverside

I realised this was really the way to live

took a deep breath, feeling so right

the water calmly broke on the banks

hear the cricket play its song at dawn

a rowboat was lying there on its side

I rolled it over and set out on the river

I never felt so at ease rowing the boat

my worries had dropped into the river

slowly I was getting there

to my little heaven

and when I reached it, I recognised it

it was early in the morning at dawn

I returned to the bank of the river

left the boat where it belonged

and walked back through the village

I had changed into another man

finally I had found the pace of life

I was never to carry burdens again

they had vanished at midnight

on...

the river.

(c) JR. 2013