Well

When I was 
young there was 
a dry well 
into which I 
would throw stones 
that would land 
with a clunk
when I returned 
to the well 
in my thirties 
it had gained 
some water and 
the stones would 
then splash loudly 
and now when 
I go to 
the same well
it has gained 
so much water 
that indeed ducks 
splash about it
and my stones
land with deep 
kerplunks disappearing down 
into its darkness 
now whether the 
well gained depth 
from my stones 
and some water 
or more water 
and some stones 
doesn’t really matter 
what matters is
that it did
and that now
it is what 
it was supposed 
to be well