The Journey Inward

Lodged
there
is an
obstacle,
impeding the path
of the rising, rushing water.

Flow
or
be stuck?
The water
has a choice to make
as it encounters the blockage.

It
turns,
detours,
makes a change,
as we sometimes must
do, in order to move forward.

Photo:  Clinton, NJ.  12.7.24 by LA