The River

by Dewayne Allday

4/11/08

You say there's a river,

her banks far and wide,

and I know that it's true,

as wide as the tide.

I've floated, I've swam

I've boated, I've dived,

upstream and downstream

and cross-stream I've tried.

But that river ran away today

and all I really want to say,

is carry this day with me

and float my boat down

to where the levee breaks,

do dare my love to take

the swell of the river,

my bow and my quiver,

so that my hands will reach

from both of her banks,

and pull that tide tight,

and run that course deep,

until the pressure builds,

and the levee breaks,

until the dams explode,

and my heart drains the lake,

and the calm of a rainbow

casts a peace down below,

where the salt of the river,

meets the oceans sweet tide.