<p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 15px;">罗山县城北去淮河约二十里,境内浉水、瑟水、谷水皆入淮,故罗山人与淮河情感尤深。今淮西诸君相约往桐柏探淮源,余喜而邀文亮鹤群二同道同行,因作此歌。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">我家淮水初发源,桐柏太白山顶下。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">初时涓滴始滥觞,及至我境如奔马。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">江淮河济称四渎,大川赫然其一也。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">我居淮干与淮亲,久欲探源今始驾。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">太白极巅高万仞,春阴漠漠山风冷。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">石道如梯不可攀,两股颤颤心如梗。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">我淮于此溯其源,小亭深护大淮井。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">井水暗从石罅出,在山泉水清耿耿。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">百折千回出深山,冲石激土草树间。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">始将万涓汇成流,渐流渐响渐成湾。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">出山不顾浊或清,但破长原向海行。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">有时如镜映朝日,有时如龙作吼声。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">我在中游我自知,淮神作浪兴风时。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">两岸田庐常漂没,更遣风伯与雨师。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">我饮其水思其源,今探其源有所思。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">安得为利不为害,居人乐业万物滋。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;">辛丑三月初七日</span></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 20px;"></span></p>