where water flows

river or stream
this is how it begins
where water flows
oil sprinkle
paper moist
paints dabble
brushes poised

spurt, sprout
gush, rush
where water flows
rain drizzles
paints whistle
search your soul
& canvas grows

blue or green
cerulean or ultramarine
vapor or steam
ice or driftice
where water flows
from hot to cold
vision glows

breeze, whispers
chirps & twitters
vows & chatters
fondly sound & found
somewhere over the rainbow
where water flows

drips, drops
dash, splash
tides or waves
ripples or dripples
where water flows
from pole to pole
images unfold
& story told  

Lin Hsin Hsin
January 1, 1989