Ruby faced children squeal in delight
Possessive places across their toys
Defensive poised with brothers
They stand
Learned from within
Or from out
It is mine shared only with will
Granted by strength of lineage
We take
The gentle river does rage
A confluence where people's meet
Lines of time roam the shores
Streets of commerce mixed modern
Antiques and time
Cultures clash from afar
Laud in mix of language and food
And control
A stingy gravel road
Parched in this heat
Meanders the ancient gums
A link between industry
And water
Boats nosed into the banks
Of this regal state
New sleek modern conditioned vessels
Give way to the only waterborne trade this day
The wheels churning in muddy waters
A force against the current
This dry land surprises the new man
His skin bakes red to brown
Beneath a common sun
The waters meet echuka
A mixing place, a meeting place
The waters meet winnipeg
A mixing place, a meeting place
All flow across this common earth
To meet in the salts
The winds pull sight
He is black he is white
Eyes stare into our deep
From across the water we search
This mixing place
This meeting place
We trade acknowledged welcome
A wave
You've come to country
Live within its soul
