river n [ME. rivere < OFr. riviere < VL. riparia < L. riparius < ripa, a bank <
IE. *reipa, a steep edge < base *rie-, to slit, cut, whence RIVE, REAP]
Always listening, sense the strength of water cutting its way through earth, slowly, over eons, or in sudden swift incision. Know the anguish of things riven. Find a place to scream, even if in silence, your pain, this earth's, and the river's.