I miss your parti-coloured waters mixing it up
and tumbling through the fruit bearing gorge,
a force to be reckoned with
and reckon with you they did.
You've middle-aged spread into a behaved oversized pond,
your energy channelled to serve others,
mannered and within bounds.
Oct 4, 2013
Oct 4, 2013 at 4:33 AM UTC
I miss your parti-coloured waters mixing it up
and tumbling through the fruit bearing gorge,
a force to be reckoned with
and reckon with you they did.
You've middle-aged spread into a behaved oversized pond,
your energy channelled to serve others,
mannered and within bounds.
A dam was created in Central Otago, New Zealand to harness the power of two respected rivers - the Kawarau and the Clutha. The rivers' met, two different coloured waters, a sight treasured by locals and admired by visitors. All gone.