There Was Something In The Water

Iva Hotko
Scuzzbucket
Published in
1 min readFeb 11, 2024

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Free verse

A close-up shot of a river Sava in the evening coloured by shades of black while catching the last rays of light.
Image by the author

There was something in the water.

The tension of the surface,
a point where liquid meets gas —
A silent agreement of holding back.

A shape outlined,
disturbed by the waves,
defying the current by standing still.

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Iva Hotko
Scuzzbucket

Walking contradiction of sense and sensibility. Literature, art, philosophy, gardening, nature,hiking and photography 🦋