the river, not so blue yet comforting
seemed to call my name
I drove to investigate
curious as to what the Universe would share
or not divulge
maybe I simply needed the walk
   a grassy path, shared with butterflies
       bees
my mind, flustered due to an early morning
news I cannot control, the world and its quaking
I disdain my incessant need to research, explore the darkness
   what is beyond my control
listening
I settled upon a message
   a realization
what I most likely already knew
but similar to church, I had to go to receive