Sunil Sharma writes, Robert Maddox-Harle shoots

RIVER

On the blue bosom of the river

tiny crests created by 

the painting fingers

of a restive Aeolus 

pensive, yet playful

at the same moment;

uneven lines

break and re-form 

on the fluid surface

a motion perpetual 

by the wind and water

being witnessed

by a stationary 

passerby--- a 

poet-photographer

in awe of 

the tranquil place 

once, a loved haunt 

of the heathen gods,

re-connects, this scene, a yearning heart 

with the traditions of the "pagans" 

seeking divinity 

in such Grecian sanctuaries

and a global tribe of believers 

----the neo-Hellenic worshipers of nature 

in ugly cities of concrete and polluting vehicles

the fleeting moment 

conjures up

new pathways to profound

illuminations.