great falls

when you get close
to the river, go through
the bramble, up
over a worn dirt trail
and begin to hear that
muffled roar of water
falling, spilling,
crashing into
granite rocks, like
sharpened steel set
down a millenium or so
ago, you realize the
power of this world,
how nature has it's
way with all of us,
the water choosing
it's own true course.