A Roaring River

encapsulates shoreline
twisting
and shoving
through surrounding
countryside

like a bully loose in wooded
splendour
tightly bound
in a pathway
of ancient shale

precisely parallel to each other’s
bank --
like a girdle of rules.

And from all over they come
wild ones in the woods
moose and deer
squirrels and bear

partridge and eagles --
for a drink
or soak in the tumultuous
chatter of waves
rippling with songs.

© Richard L. Provencher

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