The Yellowstone River runs through the heart
Of a bold and magnificent treasure.
An explorer's paradise from the start,
It has proven perfect for our leisure.
A natural wildlife home and preserve
To bison and wolves and elk and mule deer.
Serenity reins, as creatures deserve,
While hot springs and geysers boil and appear.
Majestic mountains and deep valley grass -
Then Winter snow to silence the planet -
Draw human spirits from cities en masse
To a place where common sense would ban it.
It's a super volcano - one of few -
It may kill millions before it is through
10/29/17
For contest Sonnet With A Twist for Michael Vacek
Categories:
yellowstone river, nature,
Form: Sonnet
A vision legendary among Native Americans...
glimpse her in your mind’s eye
young Shoshone woman
with a papoose on her back
stands on a precipice
surveying the wild panorama
Her presence treasured by these explorers
she who guides them across the west
human drama wraps around
Sacagawea-- destined to survive
in her people’s imaginations
so enigmatic, simple, safe
Envision this mysterious legend--
a female, intelligent, pregnant
walking along the Yellowstone River
looking as if a native princess
translating to the tribes
fearlessly saving the expedition
To notable explorers Lewis and Clark
Sacagawea is survival
Captain Clark calls her “Janey”
how he values her acumen
If you listen, you can hear her...
in the wind she whispers,
"Everything I do is for my people."
watch her walk into the misty morning
pursuing the future
Categories:
yellowstone river, appreciation, native american, tribute,
Form: Free verse