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River Phoenix
By Cornelia B. Daly
Aged 13
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
twenty-seven summers ago
a new River in the world did flow
springing from a family who had strange beliefs
a sister called Rain, and a brother called Leaf
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through it's younger years a River did roam
and crossed two continents in search of a home
the running River found a place to stay
by the Hollywood hills in sunny LA
young River had a talent for acting it seems
in a town where they let you live out your dreams
he lived them in ads and roles on TV
and as troubled Chris Chambers in Stand By Me
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the world brought him fame, fortune, and wealth
he took it in stride and stayed true to himself
still a River runs deep people say is the theme
when below the surface things aren't as they seem
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a River polluted is never as sweet
polluted with poisons you buy on the street
on Halloween night the River ran dry
in a Hollywood gutter River Phoenix did die
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This work © Cornelia B. Daly TayzAngl01@aol.com
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