I AM THE RIVER
I am the river
You've come to me today.
Each for different reasons
In very different ways.
I am the river
I know your prayers and thoughts
I've watched you prepare your boats
And tie your careful knots.
I rush down through the canyons
And lap against the shores.
You take passage on my surface
And greet me with your oars.
Come listen to a canyon wren
Come watch the ravens soar
Enjoy my sweet fragrance
Until I run no more.
Watch life spring around you
As I supply the source.
I give this to you freely,
Gladly without remorse.
I watch you admire my family
A wave, a rock, a tree.
I watch you earth bound creatures
Suddenly feeling free.
I am the river
I can be soothing, soft and sweet.
I am the river
I can rage you to defeat.
Some take me as a lover,
I come to them in wake and sleep.
Some come to me forever,
We join far in the deep.
Take care upon my waters.
Take care of my seductive way.
Come stay with me a lifetime
Come stay with me a day.
I am the river
For laughter, thoughts and tears.
I am the river
With you throughout the years.
Roberta Martinoni
