Reincarnation

Once I was a river

that ran through a great forest,

Until I fell off a cliff side

into a pond below,

Then I became a pond,

One who let thirsty people

drink my water,

And allowed small fish

to make their homes inside of me,

But when the sun dried me up,

I turned into a thick mist

that watered a nearby tree,

And then I became a tree,

One that gave shade and oxygen

to weary travelers,

And grew fruit on its branches

to feed hungry people

who happened to pass by,

But one day I was cut down

and I fell upon a tiny fox,

And then I became a fox,

One who was sly and quick,

And also a master thief;

No one could run faster than me,

But one day a hunter

shot me for my fur,

And my spirit went

into a little girl,

One who ate my meat,

And now our spirits

live together in harmony.