Brims curving gently
Beneath the glimmering sun
Bonnets in full bloom.

on the lake's water
glimmering diamonds bounced
their bright reflections

The room seems cloudy now,
Its harder to concentrate.
Its as if you've left.
As if you've left the ship,
It was warm, inviting,
Golden light dripped from the ceilings.
Now its just cold,
Repelling,
Blue.
Stupidly enough,
You're having a hard time breathing.
Its like the air is denser,
Heavier,
Painful.
The dark world around you
Showing a blue tinted haze to your eyes.
But it almost seems elegant,
The shine of your clothes
Glimmering in the rich haze.

Its gotten so painful to breathe.
"What's- Wha-"
The dark blue haze hits you suddenly...




You're drowning.

of times long
ago
Persian poets did write
along the Euphrates River
flow
where a shimmering sun
put atop its waters
a glimmering
glow

since these ancient
days
many a poet has scribe verse
beside other river
lays
Shakespeare thinking of an Avon love
who caught his thoughts
in such deeply abiding
ways

Boney M's lyrical
composition
by the Rivers of Babylon
is a modern
adaptation  
of the writers eternal feel
for a river streaming
wordage of
inspiration