the 3 rivers

above, below, within

there are three rivers

the one river below us
is made up of water and earth

the one river above us
is made up of wind and fire

and the one river inside us
is made up of each of the four elements

creation flows below us 
creation flows above us
creation flows within us

it’s my favorite kind 
of tangled knot
where each string 
is made up of the
most …