Ted Getzel Works

The Rivers’ Song

As I thought about our choices,

I heard the River’s many voices.

I am the River

Life’s water,

Mother, father, son and daughter.

I flow between the works of man

And clean myself as best I can.

Wherever Earth’s great cultures rose,

You’ll find a River always flows.

All that has made you runs in me.

I washed Life’s salts down to the sea.

It is in my estuary,

Life’s most fertile sanctuary,

Where my fresh water mix with salt,

That I feel your worst assault.

The bounty of this place can feed,

Uncounted species what they need.

I am the River

Water of Life

I am your lover, your husband, your wife.

If your young race is to survive

We Rivers must be kept alive.

We Rivers must be kept alive.

Ted Getzel