‘Let’s go to the Allondon’s source!’ they cried and I
expect a trickle or gentle gush, a scene of birth.
Not a waterfall pummelling the mossy rocks then
pausing in a pool to gather breath before
thundering in confidence across pastures, between trees.
It’s March and snows are melting, you tell me that
in summer it slows to suppuration.
So I wonder what you think of the slowing of my seasons
and stumble in my gait.
The river Allondon is unusual: it springs out of the ground as a waterfall, so is already a considerable stream as it rustles and hustles and meanders its way through the Pays de Gex to join the Rhone. I am linking this poem to the wonderfully diverse offerings on display at Open Link Night for dVerse Poets.
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