Visiting a River

the shore flooded
with wild magnolias
Bright, colorful fish
drifting
in the clear water.
 
You slip off your old
ratty sneakers,
dip your foot into
ice cold water.
 
Slowly your foot
reaches the bottom
of the knee-deep river.
The startled fish
suddenly come back
to explore the giant
foot.
 
They wonder how it got there.
They think and think
until it's too much for them,
and it seems
like their tiny
brains will burst.
You take your
foot out,
start walking home.
The fish are relieved
and gladly twirl away.