Dear Anon,

Sometime before 1880, Sidney Lanier addressed your Q in splendorous fashion in his SONG OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE, here are the first ten lines:

Out of the hills of Habersham, 

Down the valleys of Hall, 

I hurry amain to reach the plain, 

Run the rapid and leap the fall, 

Split at the rock and together again, 

Accept my bed, or narrow … Read more