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