Clouds in the river
The river in my dreams
A single drop of rain falls. Drops meet their mates.
Trickles form and merge.
The river Derwent is born.
Grows wider deeper then disappears.
Attractive and enticing. Clouds in the river.
It is alive. Currents, waves eddies tides.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Alive and living.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Always giving.
Choppy waves point to a ferry plowing on & on.
Swimmers splashing, laughing, diving.
Fishers happy sitting, jumping spinning.
Yachts full of mates skim across the surface.
Siting, jibbing, tacking, steering racing.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Alive and living.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Always giving.
Clouds in the river
The river in my dreams
Walkers walk and talk and gaze.
The river in the shadow of the Mountain.
Bridges solid firm straight connecting Hobart.
Bridges above mysterious, wild, natural river.
Safe haven for fish and creepy crawlies.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Aways giving.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Alive and living.
Gaze and quiver.
Swim and shiver.
Clouds in the river
Always giving
Always living
Derwent River Facts
The Derwent River begins in Lake St Clair.
It is 182km long ending in Storm Bay. Hobart is 19km from the river’s mouth and sits on a deep water port. Upper tributaries are developed for hydro power. Around New Norfolk irrigation from the river for hops and fruit.
1793: River was called Rivière du Nord by the French admiral Bruni d’Entrecasteaux. A couple of months later the British under John Hayes named the river after the River Derwent in England. The name Derwent is Celtic for valley thick with oaks.
The river in my dreams
A single drop of rain falls. Drops meet their mates.
Trickles form and merge.
The river Derwent is born.
Grows wider deeper then disappears.
Attractive and enticing. Clouds in the river.
It is alive. Currents, waves eddies tides.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Alive and living.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Always giving.
Choppy waves point to a ferry plowing on & on.
Swimmers splashing, laughing, diving.
Fishers happy sitting, jumping spinning.
Yachts full of mates skim across the surface.
Siting, jibbing, tacking, steering racing.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Alive and living.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Always giving.
Clouds in the river
The river in my dreams
Walkers walk and talk and gaze.
The river in the shadow of the Mountain.
Bridges solid firm straight connecting Hobart.
Bridges above mysterious, wild, natural river.
Safe haven for fish and creepy crawlies.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Aways giving.
I dream of the Derwent River.
Alive and living.
Gaze and quiver.
Swim and shiver.
Clouds in the river
Always giving
Always living
Derwent River Facts
The Derwent River begins in Lake St Clair.
It is 182km long ending in Storm Bay. Hobart is 19km from the river’s mouth and sits on a deep water port. Upper tributaries are developed for hydro power. Around New Norfolk irrigation from the river for hops and fruit.
1793: River was called Rivière du Nord by the French admiral Bruni d’Entrecasteaux. A couple of months later the British under John Hayes named the river after the River Derwent in England. The name Derwent is Celtic for valley thick with oaks.
