River of life 
Rain was your birth 
Gathered deep 
Beneath the earth. 
Search and seep, 
Hollow stone 
Issue and flow 
Virgin stream 
Meander free 
It's a long way to the sea. 
Caves and canyons 
Stark prison walls 
Swirl and hurl you 
From white cascading falls. 
Across the plain 
Sweep your course 
River roll 

Follow your star. 

There's a city 
There's a bridge. 
Ships and barges  [bad word] hearts 
Feed cranes along your banks. 
Waste and poison 
cloy where once men drank. 
Forget the pain 
From rain to rain 
Journey's end 
Is surely not far ...