I would love to sit on the riverbank
Listening to the sound of water
And the bird.
I would love to sit on the riverbank
Looking at the flowing water
And hear the songs within...
You make my life flowing
Like the river
water. Then tomorrow
We’ll reach the seashore...
I would love to sit on the riverbank
Remembering the tears in your eyes
When you spoke of
The suffering in this world.
From the poetry collection: The Dream of a Butterfly
by Supreme Master Ching Hai in her early 30s
Ganges River, Himalayas, India
Originally in English