I saw her stand there on the shore
And watch the current flowing by
On and on, forever more
Beyond the sight of mortal eyes
I saw her lift her arms before
And raise her hands to cloudy sky
As if to quell its eternal roar
As if to ward off its haunting cry
I saw her fall down to her knees
Her shoulders bent in wracking sighs
And reach out once more as if to seize
Something snatched away without goodbyes
I saw her rise and walk away
Lost in the creeping shades of night
The words she found no voice to say
Fading with the dying light
Naïve, I wondered at the crime
That drove her there that gloomy day
Now I too stand by the River Time
The tide that bears all things away