Like rain down a gutter
it eludes me

Vagrant memories
swirling smoke
dissipates

In a dream
moments ago
reaching out
to bring it back

But on the tip of my tongue
is where it stays
remainder of a shadow

Like rain down a gutter
it eludes me

Through my fingers
and out of my head
a clever bird escapes the snare

empty meanings?
prophetic truth?
chemical delusions?

The memory is no longer mine
but still it lingers on

I close my eye
and see the water

Pristine ponds
and deep lakes

trickling brooks
and raging rivers

The flood threatens
as it rises
and then...

Like rain down a gutter
it eludes me

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