We who love water calm and still
Shatter like glass with unexpected waves.
We who love rapids raging chaotic
Drown in the stillness of the ordinary.
We who seek fullness and the shine of the sun
Diminish and wither in twilight.
We who love starry night and velvet darkness
Burn with the sear of our souls.
The set up for each stanza with a postulation and reply worked well for this poem. Great line: ‘We who love starry night and velvet darkness
Burn with the sear of our souls.’