Tree Branch Dives
Wind-broken branch dives
into the river and seeks
the strongest current
rafting downstream
over startled carp
and envious stones.
It laps through rapids
for miles until the thrill
calms into a back float.
A limb snags and swirls
the branch aside, against
shore bobbing up and down
for another ride but beached
bleached dry in fish-line tangles.
Wind-broken branch dives
into the river and seeks
the strongest current
rafting downstream
over startled carp
and envious stones.
It laps through rapids
for miles until the thrill
calms into a back float.
A limb snags and swirls
the branch aside, against
shore bobbing up and down
for another ride but beached
bleached dry in fish-line tangles.
Diane Webster grew up in Eastern Oregon before she moved to Colorado. She
enjoys drives in the mountains to view all the wildlife and scenery and takes
amateur photographs. Writing poetry provides a creative outlet exciting
in images and phrases Diane thrives in. Her work has appeared in The Hurricane Review, Eunoia Review, Illya's Honey, and other
literary magazines.
Very good recorded thoughts for an old fisherman Diane.
ReplyDeleteKept me spellbound all the way through. I wasn't even
Disappointed about the old fishing line which I snagged
instead of fish many times. Great descriptive writing.
Yancy
Dear Diane,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this visual poem. You put me in the water alongside the wind-broken branch. Wow! This is exciting.
Michael