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Best Columbia River Poems


Fo'C's'Le - a Dream
fo'c·'sle    /'fohksel/  noun  deriv: forecastle
      1. the forward part of a ship below the deck, traditionally used as the crew's living quarters.
      2. historical:    a raised deck...

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© Ken Rone  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: columbia river, boat, endurance, history, native
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Chinook Moon
Ilchee, the "Moon Girl".
She paddled her own canoe ~
Bronze gaze, heart of steel.



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© Ken Rone  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: columbia river, history, moon, native american,
Form: Senryu
The Columbia
Visit my soul Great River of the West.
Come touch my heart with your absolute truth,	
Pausing for no one on your ocean’s quest.

You teach to forgive; now I, in turn blest
In wisdom of age.  My fears you reduce.		
Visit my soul Great River of the West.

You...

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© Ken Rone  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: columbia river, blessing, environment, history, prayer,
Form: Villanelle

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The Long House
The Long House

Precontact	            Our sky is incense
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© Ken Rone  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: columbia river, environment, history, native american,
Form: Senryu

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry