Original DDE™ art: “Lost In Thought” — by: rob kistner © 3/26/26
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my canoe glides forward
as if it knows the way
better than I do
the movement felt
is forward
the stream
laps hushed
lifting and carrying—
cradling my hull
no engine
no urgency
just the quiet agreement
between water and wood
each stroke
a soft answer—
to something
I did not know
I was asking
wind wafts through the trees
like a long breath of life—
like memory stirring
leaves shimmer—
whispering
words of the soul
a single bird calls—
an answer echoes
soft on the water
…the stream stretches on
toward discovery—
unfolding the unknown
gentle sunlight
rests on my shoulders—
…warm
…alive
as if it has chosen me
and here
with no witness
save for sky and river—
my thoughts loosen—
drift with the current
…light
…buoyant
…easy
my mind untangles
enough to wander
I am not arriving
anywhere
I am not leaving
I am simply being—
…here
…afloat in wilderness
…free of manmade trappings—
of faux affectations
…free of opinions
this
must be freedom—
my spirit ascends
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rob kistner © 03/26/26