There's a place beside a river <br />That you might know as well. <br />On the banks we call contentment <br />Near the place where lovers dwell. <br /> <br />It's not so far from Heaven. <br />Though it's not quite that, you see. <br />There must be a place for lonely <br />And their dreams that used to be. <br /> <br />It's a place to leave our sorrow. <br />And a place to not regret. <br />A place that gives us pleasure <br />In our sadness even yet. <br /> <br />Though our memories often linger <br />And our dreams may come and go, <br />The place beside the river <br />Is a place that we should know. <br /> <br />So, if by chance, you see me there <br />In a memory or a dream. <br />You'll know I've found contentment <br />In the water of the stream.<br /><br />GREENWOLFE 1962<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-place-beside-a-river/
