Friday, December 05, 2008

Reaching Out

A birch, fallen, extending
reaching out, over the still-running water
the bank starting to freeze, the water moving
down below the highway
bright white, yearning
reaching out over the water
catching the cooling light
December sun,
before wintertime

December 5, 2008
Contoocook River
near Hatfield Road,
Rte 202 , Contoocook, NH

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