poems are meant to be sad

poems are meant to be sad
for marj

melancholy is the language
of poetry
some human emotions
are selfish
they outsurface
as others are trying
to emerge
as in the growth
of a young plant
under a tall one.

the placid water
over rocks
against the roaring thunder
of the gods.
the seed remains
hidden until
the rain for a long time
held by the clouds
can endure no more.