RockCreekValleyTrail

 Turbid, turgid, flood-swollen turbulent
   Waters wrestle and shout through graygreen
 Shadow-woods: aspen, willow, maple;
   Ancient oak pregnant with burl-trunk bulge,
 Lightning-scarred; windtorn prickle-brush.
   Drip drizzle rain puddles. Musky mold
 Scent rises from fogmist. Squirrels scuttle.
   Doe and fawns freeze, flinch, flee.

 I am stream and tree, earth and sky, as I
   Splashstep, sideslip on slither-leaves,
 Leap rock, kick root, stride over stone,
   Scan for blazes to signal trail turns,
 Gasp nature-air, soar over ridgetop angle ---
   Then angel-fly downslope again to land.

TopicPoetry - TopicRunning - TopicPersonalHistory - Datetag20040430

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