Day 25, September 4, 2012 - Kelly Bauer

-Missinaibi River Song - Down on Missinaibi River So silent thick and black I stared into the water and the water it stared back The nights were filled with wonder As we gazed up towards the sky Where Gods were born and Gods lay down to die Down on Missinaibi River A group of nine we traveled by day Eight students and one instructor, we clung to every word he’d say He’d guide us through the rapids Every twist and turn we’d make Filled with knowledge so we took all we could take Down on Missinaibi River We learned to live among the trees The land around us so humbling that it brought us to our knees We would wake up with the sunrise But the days too quickly fly We were helpless as the weeks passed us by Down on Missinaibi River We watched each other grow O’er a month we spent together but there’s so much more to know We started in Lake Superior And would head north to Mattice But soon these winds will turn our river to ice With a hand upon my paddle Wind whispered in my ear You’ve come from way down south To find yourselves here And with a compass in my pocket And a canoe to call my own We have found a place that we can call our home Down on Missinaibi River So silent thick and black I stared into the water and the water it stared back So our journey continues onward Or hopes and dreams held high For there’s nothing more majestic than the northern sky -Kelly