Midlife
by Julie Cadwallader-StaubThis is as far as the light
of my understanding
has carried me:
an October morning
a canoe built by hand
a quiet current
above me the trees arc
green and golden
against a cloudy sky
below me the river responds
with perfect reflection
a hundred feet deep
a hundred feet high.
To take a cup of this river
to drink its purple and gray
its golden and green
to see
a bend in the river up ahead
and still
say
yes.
3 comments:
This is an incredible poem. Now I need to look for others by her...
Agreed! I 'm going to seek out more of her work, too. Glad you enjoyed it!
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