Duet

 

 

Duet

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rounding a bend
brushing through
waist-high fern
I crest a knoll

and stop

mesmerized

awash
in the warm light
of sunset

filtered
by the woodland canopy
high above

below me

a pristine ribbon
of silver-blue waters

marbled golden
with the last rays
of sunlight

that reach
into this
splendid canyon

cut by time
and current
in the great rock
of the earth

transfixed

I marvel at the power
the beauty

at the determination
of the mighty river
that sculpts
this majestic work

it tumbles
in timeless clarity
over boulder and falls

ever onward

its enchanted voice
calls me
to its banks

I stand
immersed in its energy

captivated
by its duet
with the wind

that plays the boughs
of the towering pines

as it soars
down the lofty climbs

brushes my face

tosses my hair

and dances past me
round a bend

in perfect harmony

…I am transformed…

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photographed near my home in the Cascade Mountain foothills

top photo entitled: “Sunlight on Clackamas River”
bottom photo entitled: “Moon Over Clackamas River”
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rob kistner © 2008

 

~ by Image&VerseToo on March 23, 2008.