Rhino Power

By Richard L. Provencher

Thu, 18 Aug 2016
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“Our daughter and husband’s 30 acres of serenity is on the outskirts of Houston, BC, and they live in a magnificent log house, alongside Hungry Mountain. My poem identifies power in land and dweller with a reference to bear and mountain. The intruder ATV collecting winter wood returns home after its invitation to dwell momentarily; in a land surrounding.”

 

RHINO POWER

Escapes lowland, flings itself against

the bone of Hungry Mountain, BC

climbing like a crab. A heavy-set ATV

motors up the side of Mt. Rounds corners

and overcomes ravines; crosses fallen limbs.

 

A bear rests from his ascent, watches

outside the immediate

noise of engine. Not sure what it is

but clearly too ominous to wrestle with –

The grizzly snorts. Then lumbers sideway

across the hill – snuggly with pine

and poplar. A comfy fireplace awaits

the woodcutter.

(c) 2016 Richard L. Provencher

 

Certificate U
Poem
Nature

Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Compact comparison. Vivid. I had to check up on ATVs! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

So many symbols and abbreviations, eh? Try this one -- BC and BC. Before Christ and British Columbia, although that province also uses just BC with no period. 

Richard L. Provencher