Delta Sunrise

Men of the times long gone

kept count of the days

Observed and memorized

the movements of the stars

Turned to the river with an invitation

And each year it answered them

In rising waters a new beginning

The weary land brought to life again

Silently

I can hear them speak to me

I watch the sunrise

Come forth high water, come forth new life

The stranger who once was lost

has arrived into a haven

I spend a rare moment

in serenity

Days gone and days to come

and me in between

Today I hear the voices of the past

The songs float by along the riverbanks

And here the wheel of time has come around

Let the river flood over me