I am a river

I am a river
And I must flow
I never built my home
On these starlit shores
Nor ever slept or dreamt
On these shimmering sands
For I am a river
And I just flow

I cannot stand by your window dear
To listen to your song
And savor its scent
So set your song free
And let it flow with me
I promise I will take it with me
To eternity
And beyond
But I must flow on
For I am a river

I never stopped
Where some believe they buried me
So shed not your roses
Or your precious tears
On a tombstone
Where I am not
Fling them to the flow
And let them go
I will find them I avow

I am a river
With shores and shores to go
So just let me flow
To where I belong
Like the wind like a dream like a song
Like a thought let me flow
But a bit of your grace on me do bestow

V K Rajan