River wanderings this spring

I went for a long soggy romp along the river yesterday. 

I bundled up in fleece and a long purple rain slicker,

mittens and galoshes, and sloshed through slick puddles

on clay and sandy paths along a muddy river
I slipped and slid and hid in the underbrush
that dripped fat drops on the brim of my hat.

I'd packed almonds and cider and tea,
and set off between the trees

To see how far I could get along
the north side of her swollen banks.

It felt so freeing.

So grounding

Surrounded by these trees
waking up and unfurling curled leaves

Taking hearty drinks from the steady drizzle
before it drips back into the river.