1. Water holds a great secret that only
The wise, knowledgeable, skilled and astute can feel

2. At times it is blood flowing through veins
At others, milk glistening in breasts

3. It is water that became fine oil in olives
And wine stored in vines

4. It is water that drew coarse soil
To the tops of plants, where it fruited branches

5. In it is the life that gives life to all things
Yet it is humble, priceless

6. Its ties are bound to the earth’s vapors
And part of its essence pledged to another part

7. Simple, without color or density
Yet in its compositions are all tints and textures

8. Its measure is straight, without meander
Its decree even, its weight in balance