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Laredo: The River Runs Through

From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
Length: 03:49

Crossing the Border: a story or two Read the full description.

Caph20imm_small Today on Calling America, crossing the border, stories about the Rio Grande.

Cierro Mis Ojos: I Close My Eyes
By Carol Brochin- Ceballos
Read by Carol Brochin-Ceballos

Mistakes
By Unnamed
Read by Unnamed

Rio Grande
By Rosalie Sophie Berg
Read by Rosalie Sophie Berg

Music: Guitar by Luke Wallin



I'm no more than a trickle when I meet the ocean.
And sometimes I can't reach.
There are plants clogging me.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm a good river.
And when I think about it, I realize
I am.
 --Rio Grande By Rosalie Sophie Berg

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Piece Description

Today on Calling America, crossing the border, stories about the Rio Grande.

Cierro Mis Ojos: I Close My Eyes
By Carol Brochin- Ceballos
Read by Carol Brochin-Ceballos

Mistakes
By Unnamed
Read by Unnamed

Rio Grande
By Rosalie Sophie Berg
Read by Rosalie Sophie Berg

Music: Guitar by Luke Wallin



I'm no more than a trickle when I meet the ocean.
And sometimes I can't reach.
There are plants clogging me.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm a good river.
And when I think about it, I realize
I am.
 --Rio Grande By Rosalie Sophie Berg

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In cue: Ciero mis ojos - I close my eyes...

Out cue: Thank you for listening.

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