Say Something When the River Flows

Say Something When the River Flows















The ripples bring a gentle song
Woven through the wings and feathers
Floating slowly
Following the trail
Where it stops to when it wants to meet
The day it has without a smile
As the river kicks you out so slowly
It twists you round to catch on the rocks
In circles or roots and trunks
Until you're so dizzy you don't what hit you
Your head's under water but you're breathing fine
And then you're crazy and out of your mind

You gave your all to the river Similkameen
And it gave it's all to you
Your end and your beginning
Because even when you lose you're winning
You give all of you
And the river gives all to you
How many times can you tell the river
Even when you are crying from the fires
Even when you can only moisten the river bed
You're beautiful

This constant rippling is singing for you
Because all of your loves the etching
Falling river walls
With all its perfect imperfections
Say nothing
Don't be grieved that you couldn't stop the change
The spirit would've followed you
Swallow your pride
The river loved you in that moment
Even now when you gave up and let the sapling
Struggle to find it's sweet earth mother
In the harsh clay of the waterfront
Another starts across the way
As the river swells with winter's pride