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Surprising to find rivers flowing in both directions,

Rushing downhill to great waters,

But also leaping up-slope – salmon seeking spawning grounds.

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Gravity takes all things down,

But energy makes them bounce, occasionally higher and higher,

Until they slip free and rise unhindered upwards.

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Time lies heavy and grey as boulders,

Or light as shimmering bubbles floating into sunlight

Capturing rainbows I never knew were there.

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Kampala, October 2018