Kawaakari (Japanese)
The glow of a river or stream in darkness or dusk, the gleaming surface of a shadowed river (Japanese 川明かり). Kawaakari can refer to the reflection of the moonlight off flowing water, or the gleam of late sun at dusk.
Obumbro (Latin)
To shadow over and over: to make dark with shadow; to defend: to save or keep from danger. Obumbratus amnis – a river shadowed with trees.
Cooper’s Thesaurus Linguae Romanae & Britannicae, 1578.
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I’ll wait and see if this one comes up in any of the death poems…seems like a possibility
I hope it turns up in your book, would be a nice surprise 😁