I Am a River

I am a river. I am a world.

I am the distance, I am a system, I am the source.

I start my life in the ice.

With a little warmth, and a little sun,

I will travel miles.

I am a danger, I’m raging.

I am refreshment, I am a rush.

I am a sculptor, I am persuasion,

And I run. And I run! And how I run!

I am a river, I am a mother.

I give an arm, a foot, a tooth, a tongue.

I give a rib, a mouth, a hand, a lung!

When the time is right,

A sharp edge becomes skin-smooth.

When the time is right,

I change my body. I rise, and I rise!