Sheila Gollihue
The River Knows

What is love?
      Who knows?
The river knows.
      How does the river know?
The river knows
with her calm and peaceful song.
A lullaby to the lovers.
      How else does the river know?
The river knows
With her quick rapids and rushing waters
To warn of the bumpy roads ahead.
      How does the river know?
When her stream connects with another
And they stay together until they reach the end of their journey.
      What is love?
The river knows.

Sheila Gollihue, of Martha, is a KCTCS student; her writing has been published in Kudzu, Hazard CTC’s literary journal.