Edited by Dava Sobel

When two rivers meet
They hesitate to mix sometimes.
Muddy sediment load carried by one person
keep one’s distance from
The other clear blue-green.
each reflects a color
of the landscape it carved,
sometimes cautiously
Sometimes accompanied by turbulence.

Rugged canyon walls bear witness
And a scar of steady descent
of water molecules pulled by gravity
Eroded Crystals and Particles, Dry Clay Particles
Rolling and drifting in the current.
A river appears and meanders
away from steep mountains
and toward each other,
Start unloading your luggage.

Diverse paths become one,
A dense stream runs under it,
Hiding the accumulated past
along the mixed line,
Where the vortex tests the water.
clouds and transparency
complement each other,
And with time
Dispersion and blending
Shift the current to balance.