Two Rivers Poem by Robert Edgar Burns

I came upon a merging of two rivers.
The path to take was perplexing me.
To take the Jordan or Euphrates?
Both of them hold mystery you see.

Do I wish to see coffers full of gold,
Losing my soul in the gathering of wealth?
Or would I rather suffer in my poverty,
But in the end not lose, but find myself?

Oh the peaceful blue waters of the Jordan,
Don't satisfy an explorers heart with a thrill.
Often on my way along life's journey,
I find I needed that calm and still.

A river empties into the ocean,
Whether it had rapids along it's way.
When it comes to meeting at the seashore,
Will death come or a brighter new day?