Harlan's Bridge  (B. Crouch) 

Let’s go down to Harlan’s Bridge
I will drink
You philosophize
You tell me where the waves begin
I will slip into the slow afternoon

Let’s go down to Harlan’s Bridge
I will dive into the slow waters
You just bend your spine
You just cast your line
You just waiting all the time

for a fish that bites

I’m going up top of Harlan’s Bridge
The fading light makes green water turn gold
Shuddering slight as I draw a deep breath
Before I jump into those slow gold waters

Let’s stay down at the river
Until the sun falls
behind old Fairview
When the light fails 
When the chill falls
When the mists rise
We’ll burn up the driftwood white and dry

as old Harlan’s bones

Nothing much to say
let the deep green river
do the talking for me

Let’s go down to old Harlan’s Bridge
I will drink 
You philosophize
When I start to run 
When I take the plunge
hit that water stunned
you’ll think of something grand to say

by the time I rise