O’ Flowing Stream, smooth and calm,
How gentle are your waves
Oh, how refreshing is your taste;
Like crystal glass, your gaze
I came a long and weary way –
Walked through the deserts dry
And in the moment that my eye
Beheld your view I cried
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I cried because my eyes then traced
Your course up to the Spring –
The Source beyond the mountain top,
Where blessings flow and bring
I saw a bright and lovely sight:
A plan in the Grand Scheme
Providence…it brought me here,
To drink – to sing – to dream
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O’ Stream, now that I’m here with you,
I’m here with you to stay
I’ll make my home and plant a tree
Beside your waters way
I’ll watch it close and give it all
I can to help it grow
And trust the Source to ever-pour
That you may overflow
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A poem about my wife