The bear cub

Just off the woods road,
jarred by the Jeep's headlights,
a flurry of motion
the black bear cub startled
melting, a shadow,
over the stone wall
becoming one with the forest
The Maine Woods
the growing darkness
that still starry night.
 
------------ 

January 3, 2022

The bear cub

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-bear-cub.html

About drive out of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

after 2019 Stars Over Katahdin dark skies event. 

Drafted after reading first part of poem "Clapp's Brook" by Mary Oliver.

&

edited January 1, 2021

Looking across the valley - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/looking-across-valley-v2.html

February 1, 2021

Looking across the valley

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/looking-across-valley.htmll

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1356233398117920769

https://www.nps.gov/kaww/index.htm

https://baxterstatepark.org//

seeing Mount Katahdin from Ash Hill, Route 11, Patten, ME ;

title a nod to LeGrand Cannon, Jr.’s book, Look to the Mountain,

about Mt. Chocorua in NH

 

 

dance, daughter, January, Faith, Family, God, hope, joy, light, Nature, Maine, Poetry Where You Live, smells, snow, texture, touch, white, winter, poem, poetry,

 

#poem #poetry #dance #daughter #January #Faith #Family #God #hope #joy #light #Nature #smells #snow #texture #touch #white #winter

 

Mount Katahdin, Katahdin, Patten, Maine, mountain, nature, nature photography, landscape, sunrise, moon, God, creator, creation, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Baxter State Park, bear, Mary Oliver,

 

#MountKatahdin #Katahdin #Patten #Maine #Mountain #nature #NaturePhotography #landscape  #sunrise #moon #MaryOliver #bear

 

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.