by Garth Paul Ukrainetz
At great bar of Bow River
Drink the Calgary Cottonwoods
Thirsty trees of the prairies
Swill their fill on high plains
Lined along their trough flowing
Massive tree trunks for bar stools
Guzzling grog of the glaciers
Mixed with snowmelts and rains
Another round for the woodlands
Another round for Bow Valley
West Alberta’s fine water
To the mountains they toast
Mammoth roots, gentle giants
Anchored tightly to city
Drink the Calgary Cottonwoods
With their Bow River host
