I stumbled upon a river tonight

I stumbled upon a river tonight -
Crooked yet calm, and flowing
amidst the rhythm of the night.
I lay witnessing its pristine beauty,
that intimate wish to remain a secret,
and a long forgotten peculiar clarity.
It is devoid of sparkles from the
mid-monsoon sunshine or crickets
that are still hopping too far away.
I dip in my hands to its only warmth
to find and feel the origin if I could
or be perfectly still and led astray.
I stumbled upon a river tonight -
Crooked yet calm, and flowing
amidst the rhythm of the night.
Do I follow its bifurcations to my
pink pillow case or just cherish its
presence and rise wiser into the light.