RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: RIVER SERIES
The Mississippi
Old Sam Clemens steered his riverboat
Down the muddy waters of the Mississippi
Spinning yarns of childhood dreams
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
The Missouri and the Mississippi
Split the north American continent
Lifeline along the continental divide
Heartbeat of a vast great nation
Those who have traced the great river
From her northern most birth
To her womb in New Orleans
Know the grandness of her waters
Her majesty and vulnerability
Men have tried to steer her course
With tragic and empty results
We have built towns in her path
And watched them mowed down
The mighty river will not be told
She is stronger than we are bold
We must learn what the riverboats know
Let the river flow where it flows
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