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Jul 26, 2009
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Big River
Aspen leaves
floating
each
a golden
coin
made treasury
of a flowing river
wet salt grass
leaf mold
perfume
her banks
oxidized shapes
undulate
in currents
beneath her
silvered surface
never one to deny
her identity
she flows southward
to a
sad
fate
her soul
will twist
with
insults
she must endure
poisoned
made fat
with
waste
here in mountains
of
her birth
her
fate
is still
unknown
she carrys
a golden cloak
on
her back
she
is still
free
singing
to her
mother moon
easing
her passage
across
the
sky
mother moon
gazes
fondly
upon her
water daughter
full of joy
I crossed a river
named
Rio Grande
last
night
her real name
kept
secret
with a
solitary
note
an
owl
marked
my
passage
The End
DS Baker
floating
each
a golden
coin
made treasury
of a flowing river
wet salt grass
leaf mold
perfume
her banks
oxidized shapes
undulate
in currents
beneath her
silvered surface
never one to deny
her identity
she flows southward
to a
sad
fate
her soul
will twist
with
insults
she must endure
poisoned
made fat
with
waste
here in mountains
of
her birth
her
fate
is still
unknown
she carrys
a golden cloak
on
her back
she
is still
free
singing
to her
mother moon
easing
her passage
across
the
sky
mother moon
gazes
fondly
upon her
water daughter
full of joy
I crossed a river
named
Rio Grande
last
night
her real name
kept
secret
with a
solitary
note
an
owl
marked
my
passage
The End
DS Baker
Comments
Candlewitch
16 years 9 months ago
Hello
infinite_dwarf
16 years 9 months ago
Dave
dbaker
16 years 8 months ago
Cat, and Jess:Thank you both
Candlewitch
16 years 7 months ago
Hello DS