The River is the River

The river

is the river 

is the river.

Always here.

Mostly the same

everyday,

but also a little bit not.

Higher now.

Faster.

Slower now.

The grain elevator

across the river

is my muse -- 

a spire pointing to the rising sun,

Babel's tower

rising on the Plains.

The structure will be gone someday.

The river will still be here.

Mostly the same.

But also a little bit not.