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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2001-04-04 01:53 AM

Scenes From a Bus
Virginia Salter

Magpie flipping tail
pirouetting a log
aside a stream
in sunlit spring.

Bovine herd
convene in golden field
seeming to cuss, discuss
the value of beef on the hoof.

Snow-edged hills
perimeter horizon
like giant orca
leaping ‘round rolling pastures.

Winter stands in puddles
reflecting April skies
soil filled with cracks,
footprints of spring runs.

Barren snow fence
stands a useless sentry
ice fence, more skyward,
crawls across hill’s brow.

Evergreen villages
nestle in each valley’s fold
snow ponds slumber
at their feet.

Tamarack, pine
reach for clouds with
cedar, fir, spruce
mingling their diversity.

Boulders huddle
conversing geologic eras
their journeys
across eon’s fields.

White foam
running, leaping river’s obstacles
in haste
to reach the valley floor.

Ten, tall, buckskin ears
adjust their reception
of bus’ rumble
up the grade.

And we carry on.

©April 1, 2000

serenity blaze
Member Empyrean

since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

1 posted 2001-04-04 02:07 AM

Virginia? I thought this quite brilliant...I loved the imagery, paced like a flip-book, each image methodically drawn out, yet in detail....loved it.

-----sorry had to edit, but love the title too...Scenes From a Bus...? Thanks again V.

[This message has been edited by serenity (edited 04-04-2001).]

Panne447
Member

since 2001-04-03

Posts 196
S.A. TX

2 posted 2001-04-04 08:04 AM

VAS,

Your title brought me in - I just had a horrendous 24 hr bus trip that, had I driven would have been only 13-15 hrs., and believe me if I had what you painted to look at and enjoy- it wouldn't have been half as bad as it was. Nice scenes, nicely put. Panne

RMW
Senior Member

since 2001-03-21

Posts 1424

3 posted 2001-04-05 10:11 AM

Virginia,

"..ten, tall, buckskin ears adjust their reception..." I love that. Bob

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

4 posted 2001-04-05 10:26 AM

Thanks serenity, Panne and Bob for your encouraging comments. And Bob, I'm thrilled you chose that line, as thrilled as I was the day I saw those 5 deer take heed of what they were hearing.

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