Mystery of the Waterfall

Wall mural and Poem by Dr Abe V Rotor 

Waterfalls wall mural at author's residence, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

Hiss, tumble, and roar;

catch the cloud into rain,

mist and fog in your favor 

for mystery to reign.

Your beginning and end
make a long, long story;
yonder, around the bend, 
down below you're free,

meandering to the sea,
across farm and pasture,
along dike and levee,
greeting every creature.

I followed you long ago,
but lost along the way
to where I didn't know, 
in abandon and gay  
  
of the real meaning of life - 
lesson you teach human
to go on, ease or strife,
 'til the last drop is gone.

Hiss, tumble, and roar;

catch the cloud into rain,

mist and fog in your favor 

for mystery to reign.

Cloti, a visiting Filipina OFW in the Middle East, 

in a make-believe pose before the wall mural.