The River Knocking of the Susquehanna
Even before darkness settles, the Susquehanna carries sound. Current presses against stone. Driftwood bumps softly along the banks. Birds quiet themselves as the light thins. Yet those who live near the river learn to tell the ordinary from the unsettling. Ordinary sounds fade into rhythm. The other ones arrive measured and deliberate, like a signal meant to be understood. Long
