Colour of Water - Part 1:Nature

What colour are you, Water?
Mix me in anything and I become that colour!
I change with seasons
I change with the weather
I change in the light

Add orange squash and I am coloured orange
Fill me in a red coloured glass and I am red
Stir coffee or tea in me and I am brown or black
I look green with vegetation under me
I look blue with nothing under me, except the canopy of the blue sky
Otherwise I am pure and clear

I look dirty, ugly, dull and smelly
When MAN dumps all his dirt, waste and burden on me
I am polluted
I take my revenge with disease and death
No one can touch me then

See me in my natural environment
Respect me
Care for me
Love and nurture me
I will return three fold
My freshness
My coolness
My beauty
Keep me pure, clean, clear and fresh
I will break your thirst and keep you in health

Lets be partners in the creation of natural harmony
You will see my beauty…
In the flow of a waterfall, a stream, a river, sea or an ocean
I will give you sense of peace
I will cool you or warm you
I will transport you
BUT…
Give me space
I am the colour you make me!


c. Meena Vyas
June 2003