if there is a river more beautiful than this bright as the blood red edge of the moon if there is a river more faithful than this returning each month to the same delta if there
is a river braver than this coming and coming in a surge of passion, of pain if there is
a river more ancient than this daughter of eve mother of cain and of abel if there is in
the universe such a river if there is some where water more powerful than this wild water
pray that it flows also through animals beautiful and faithful and ancient and female and brave
