Rivers

As she walked along the bank of the river, she began to think about what she was seeing. The murky water between the banks still showing hues of green and blue; not because the water was clean, but because of the algae living in the river. Then she began to think some more. She wondered about humanity's fascination with the rivers. Long, endless, connective; rivers leading to rivers, meeting with lakes, ending in oceans and seas, and being fed by tributaries. She thought back to her years in school reading about the archetypal river. What was it that made poets and storytellers characterize rivers? That is what they did, right? The flow of the pen and the click of the keys used the river as a character. Maybe it was the ever changing mystery that engrossed Mark Twain as he journeyed with Huck Finn along the Mississippi. Maybe it was the primordial sensation the river gives that had intrigued writers for millennium. The Ancient Greek Naiads splashing in the rivers, becoming the current and flowing downstream to communicate with the Nerieds where the river meets the sea. The rivers provide a sense of mystery, adventure, and at times, danger; but there is also a sense of calm. Visual peace translating into emotional peace.