It is all flowing uphill
back into the tributaries
into the headwaters
Life returns to its source
at the end
Chinook salmon spawn in their natal streams and die
their bodies nourish their young
who make haste to salt water
then return from the sea
to repay the favor
Uphill it is for us
a long slog, it seems
We are dedicated enemies
of entropy
unconscious
yet knowing our duty
So these are your instructions.
You must wake each day
and know it as a gift
never pause in worship
never cease your upstream struggles
until it is time
for such foolishness to end.
Grit and muscle
heart and will
life is short
yet sweeter still.
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2017 at 3:15 PM UTC
It is all flowing uphill
back into the tributaries
into the headwaters
Life returns to its source
at the end
Chinook salmon spawn in their natal streams and die
their bodies nourish their young
who make haste to salt water
then return from the sea
to repay the favor
Uphill it is for us
a long slog, it seems
We are dedicated enemies
of entropy
unconscious
yet knowing our duty
So these are your instructions.
You must wake each day
and know it as a gift
never pause in worship
never cease your upstream struggles
until it is time
for such foolishness to end.
Grit and muscle
heart and will
life is short
yet sweeter still.
