The river flows forever
A. Foote
The river flows forever;
The moon upon it shines,
One walks beside the river,
With heart that longs and pines.
The softly lapsing river,
It whispers in its flow,
Of dear days gone forever,
Those days of long ago.
He listens to the river;
A spirit seems to say:
"Forever, Love, forever,
some day, some blessed day!"