Remember her living when

she rediscovered the joy of

being sprayed and splashed

by the deep-down-plunging waterfall.

 

She was eighty, suddenly,

the river-girl in her old body

woke from a long sleep

to play like salmon in the water,

 

it was marvelous to observe

the pleasure of that girl again

who had disturbed the reflected

moon playing in a river long ago

 

carefree with girl friends,  not yet

anxious wives and loving mothers.