Home » Poems » Barbara Gorelick » Along the Klamath

Along the Klamath

Spray painted on the bridge guardrail
The words "Two Feathers is pok li la..."
Past and the present meet by the river
The old ways remembered by the young.

Two Feathers in an "upstream man"
Tribes of the mother river, the Klamath
Nurturing their spirit and  feeding the body
Through the ages as it runs to the sea..



Hupa, Yurok and Kurok tribes have lived for thousands of years along the beautiful
Klamath River in northern California. 
For Deb's contest.

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Skat A

Date: 2/22/2013 5:49:00 PM

I like what I read, ~SKAT

Carrie Richards

Date: 1/15/2013 4:25:00 PM

Congratulations to you Barbara!!! We are both familiar with the tribes of Northern California, and I love the history lessons available to those of us who love our part of the country. Indeed the Klamath River is known for the many tribes who have lived there!

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/15/2013 8:48:00 AM

Hola, Barbara ;-) congratulations with your poem... PD

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 1/13/2013 1:56:00 PM

Strong simple images won you first place, it spoke to me from my first read. [I love to hear more of Two Feathers] Congrad's Light & Love

Tim Ryerson

Date: 1/13/2013 8:03:00 AM

Fascinating verse, Barbara...congratulations on your 1st place win in Deb's contest...Do the three tribes in your footnote still live along the Klamath River? - Tim