Inside a Meander

A meandering river
Splitting
Forking
Joining
Rejoining
Feeding lakes and reservoirs
From 20,000 feet
It's beautiful
Cutting through the patchwork quilt of farmland
A thread of a different color
Up close
I imagine
It is beautiful
Though less quilt and more thread
But in it
Well
I would guess the beauty is
Exhausting
Enveloping
And still
despite every attempt, hope, and wish
Meandering