unfettered
on its way to the sea
bathing the land with all its riches
from its source to the ocean where it spends itself
flowing wild and free from the beginning of time
the fish, the bear, and the otter's place
native people's mother
The Klamath
The Klamath River is located in northern Calfornia ..a wild river , beautiful, and
on of my favorite places on earth.
Categories:
klamath river, river,
Form: Verse
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.
Categories:
klamath river, history, life, people,
Form: Free verse
Drops on the river
Silver ripples spread-
Rust colors the bank
Remembering getting caught in a fall
shower while fishing on the Klamath River.
Categories:
klamath river, nature, places
Form: Haiku
Mist rises from the mountains and meets
rain clouds spilling down the canyon.
Fish ducks fly up river, their
breasts just skimming the water.
The heron stands in the shallows, his
neck arched, looking deep into the riffle.
Fish rise to feed in the cool water; the
river otters play on the grey rocks.
Rain drops like diamonds on the surface
of the water; peaceful moments on the river.
Just returned from a fishing trip on the Klamath River
in northern Ca. Glorious!
Categories:
klamath river, life, nature, peace
Form: Free verse
Drifting by variegated green banks,
Moving water in all shades of blue.
A trout flashing his silver sides,
The setting sun in a golden hue.
The brown of restless rocky bottom,
Shadowed eddies beaded with black.
Wiley otters play in shades of grey,
A wood duck with gilded red on it’s back.
The Klamath River a kaleidoscope of color,
One of the last wild rivers in this “golden” state.
California once crowned by natural beauty,
Safeguard what remains… before it’s to late.
Categories:
klamath river, nature
Form: Couplet