It is not far to my place:
you can come smallboat,
pausing under shade in the eddies
    or going ashore
          to rest, regard the leaves

       or talk with birds and
shore weeds:  hire a full grown man not
late in years to oar you
    and choose a canoe-like thin ship;
          ( a dumb man is better and no

       costlier; he will attract
the reflections and silences under leaves: )
travel light:  a single book, some twine:
    the river is muscled at rapids with trout
          and a laurel limb

       will make a suitable spit:  if you
leave in the forenoon, you will arrive
with plenty of light
    the afternoon of the third day:  I will
          come down to the landing

       ( tell your man to look for it,
the dumb have clear sight and are free of
visions ) to greet you with some made
    wine and a special verse:
          or you can come by shore:

       Choose the right:  there the rocks
cascade less frequently, the grade more gradual:
treat yourself gently:  the ascent thins both
    mind and blood and you must
          keep still a dense reserve

       of silence we can poise against
conversation:  there is little news:
I found last month a root with shape and
    have heard a new sound among
          the insects:  Come.