after the water is still

I awoke with an image in my mind
a Father with a swarm of children all around him
all standing near an enormous body of water
and he wanted to show them what happened when the pool was finally still
but the children splashed at the water with excitement
and the Father waited
and other children fought amongst themselves
and the Father waited
and as the surface begins to become sheer
it is frothed again by another excited child
none of the children seeming to know that it's what's after the water is still
(and not the water itself) that Father needs to show the children.
and He waits.