HEAR THE WATER

When life becomes oppressive

You want to run away

And you’ve lost your optimistic view

If the laughter of a child

Cannot arouse a smile

Then it is time to do something for you

Don’t abandon every hope

That things will be okay

Pack a bag, get in your car, and drive

Find yourself a mountain road

Where trees and flowers grow

And regain the sense to live your life

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Find a river, find a stream

A simple quiet place to dream

Hear the water, as it runs on by…

Let your fingers dance upon

The flowing coolness, let it draw

Your sorrow, you just say goodbye

Let pain drift away downstream

Release all anxiety

Until you’re feeling cleansed and new

Let the water heal you

~~*~~

Feel the smoothness of the stones

Once their edges have been honed

Look at the brilliance they display

Notice, once you’ve let them dry

They’re not as pleasing to the eye

Just as dull as you have felt today

   So…

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Find a river, find a stream

A simple quiet place to dream

Hear the water, as it runs on by…

Let your fingers dance upon

The flowing coolness, let it draw

Your sorrow, you just say goodbye

Let pain drift away downstream

Release all anxiety

Until you’re feeling cleansed and new

Let the water heal you

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

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