For just a moment the river held our hands, <br />Drew our lonely spirits close together, <br />The solace of the water clear and cold, <br /> Two apart, again became as one. <br /> <br />Adrift we heard a peaceful, wordless song, <br />And too, the priceless gift of childish laughter, <br />Fighting vibrant bass danced on rod and reel, <br />Tugging at the turmoil in our hearts. <br /> <br />Our souls entwined among the rapids clamor, <br />Recalling rhythms lost to days gone by, <br />Reflections of sweet memories remembered, <br />Cast like autumn leaves into the eddy. <br /> <br />Birch trees rustled gently in the breeze, <br />Strong they warned of winter, yet soft, like whispering lovers, <br />We watched the slowly moving cotton candy clouds, <br />While waterfowl and vultures humbled us with flight. <br /> <br />And somewhere near a rocky island shallow, <br />Romantic flames sated soul and hunger, <br />Dreams there lie forever in the ashes, <br />Held within a ring of water polished stone. <br /> <br />Although our wake has long since disappeared, <br />Swept forever seaward by the flow, <br />A beautiful lure forever harbors in our hearts, <br />The desire to return….together….on a river.<br /><br />Dana Koons<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/together-on-a-river/
