Best Portage Poems

weighing curds and whey
the spider spied, her courage
curdled, ran away


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I trace a path between the rocks, jagged cold and grey
that whip the waves into a froth; tea-like tannin stain

Is this a place that we can pass, safe, Or should we stay?
For rapids, falls, and tangled logs, have thwarted us along the way

We’ve pulled the...

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The Portage

There is this distance between the lakes,
Through which the waters race.
Such is the land elevation difference,
Too treacherous for a canoeist to paddle,
And so must traverse by foot.
The higher perched lake continuously flows,
And the lower one never empties.
In response to nature’s chance,
The lakes maintain their...

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