The River and the Sea

Born of the mountains, the daughter of the earth..

Nurturer of the land, right from her birth..

Riding through rocks, and the sand and tree..

Thinking to herself "what do I want to be?"

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From afar she saw the deep mighty sea..

At once, she fell in love with he..

However, sadly, it was not to be..

The land she crossed, heard not her plea..

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To keep her his, she was confined to a dam..

They called her their Mother, yet took her sand..

She bore his fruit, the land's progeny..

And stayed with the land, whatever was to be...

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Loved her progeny, so lived there did she..

She saw her land thrive with glee..

At times, she longed for the mighty sea..

The one with whom, she could be she...

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The sea did yearn, for her lovely song..

For he knew, with him she did belong...

But dammed was she, walled was he..

Yet he longed for the warmth of she..

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She could run in spate, and break free..

And he too could, rise as a tsunami..

But calm they stay; let the land have its way..

For the progeny they love, they do not stray..

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Time biding, the fetters will give away..

The river and the sea, will meet one day..

Though aged and ravaged, both he and she..

Will join hands forever, in the deep blue sea..