Waterfall Wisdom

encouragement, motherhood, nature, Thailand, travels, wisdom

White-haired woman
rinses donegal rocks
with wisdom and purity.

With benign expression,
she inspires reverence,
her fountains extending 
to pools of clarity.

She cannot be blocked.

Her flow across the fierce terrain
bends mountainsides, but
smooths the outcrops, lovingly.

White-haired woman,
mother aging,

teach us continuity,
the endless nature of beginnings.

Teach us to accept 
divine truth and
feminine wisdom,

and prepare us for the inevitable drop 
that accompanies each wellspring.

Help us to fall, gracefully.

©2025 | K. F. Hartless

7 responses to “Waterfall Wisdom”

juliemellersh

I’m so glad you shared these beautiful photos with us and I feel the poem is much needed for so many of us right now, in other words perfect for the times.

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1. Nicole Smith
  
  It is telling me unable to leave a comment.
  
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  1. juliemellersh
    
    I’m sorry it’s saying that but this message came through. Maybe WordPress is acting up since the updates. 💖
    
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2. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  Thank you, Julie. I took these photos at Erawan Falls, a few hours outside of Bangkok. I was ruminating on them and how the water looks like a white-haired woman, one greatly admired. I like how the piece has just a tiny bit of the place’s mysticism.
  
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  1. juliemellersh
    
    It’s wonderful to think of a feminine spirit having the last word. We may have to wait awhile to hear it though. 🤍🌊
    
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Nicole Smith

Okay, now it is working. Sorry. I was tryng to say that the pictures are beautiful, but the poem with them makes them even more magical.

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  Thank you, Nicole. They were stunning and really stunned me. I would like to return and spend more time admiring them.
  
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