To walk along the river,
 A crisp morning with crunch underfoot
 Is to clear your head of concern or simmer 
 No time for the congested or familiar 

 Rhythms pull in directions 
 Most are straight no curves 
 Others with bends and ramifications 
 How to choose 

 Daylight breaks early 
 The water sparkles bright 
 How the winter has come fairly 
 Pushing through January swiftly 

 Every two weeks we change places 
 Up and down the canals we trade 
 The same hellos and the same faces 
 But the season pushes through