From my deck, I captured a rainbow that formed over the Hudson River a few years ago.
Hudson Valley, New York Oh, Hudson Valley, place that I call home, you hug the river from which came your name. On fertile banks, the settlers came to roam and stayed to prosper and your land proclaim. Your winding Hudson River grew their dreams with farmlands, orchards and new industries, and lovely homes that languish in your scenes atop green rolling hills with graceful trees. And from my window, you present to me the vision of your peaceful valleys and the sparkling river waters that flow free from north to south thru Hudson Valley land. When weary from the stresses of each day... I relish in the peace your views portray. Sandra M. Haight ~2nd Place~ Contest: Sonnet About Where You Live Sponsor: Silent One Judged: 01/07/2017 Note: The Hudson River begins at Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. It flows to the tip of Manhattan in the southern part of the state. My home is in Newburgh, a town along the Mid-Hudson Valley, sixty miles north of New York City.
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