McLaren Falls
in this place
the river rises to meet us
& rungs of spray
swing from bank to sky
ducks pedal down
to Freshwater Atlantis
in this place
indefinable grapnels to granite
& lake-loving cypress
tai chi in the wind
rapids muster & gallop
in a thunder of boulders
in this place
rock rises to warm us
with a memory of moss
scent of lichen
Jan FitzGerald