River Alone

No sound of a dog bark Only distant hum of cars and wind And dry leaves falling Where the light falls slant She holds the river in her hands November hits the ground A blanket of yellow and brown The rushing of the water drowns out Birdsong and highway sound She's wringing out sun-drenched hair Find her by the river alone She turns to water He turns to stone Stars above her How they shone Watching over The current pulls at her bare feet and her legs Up come a cold breeze Arched trees bend in closer watching She let the wind run his fingers through her hair Let the sun touch her skin Young brown golden He found her by the river alone She turned to water He turned to stone Stars above her How they shone Watching over Driving rain at night holds its breath under bridges The road hisses As he slows to leave the highway Streetlights shine on power lines Rain hangs like diamonds A necklace for a heavy sky on a windless night He found her by the river alone She turned to water He turned to stone Stars above her How they shone Watching over Blue smoke in the backyard Snaking high above the barn Cold blanket of stars pulls in closer The colder they are