Oxbow River with Poem

Hells Bells

Location: Heart of the Heart of the Country
Birthday: February 01

Bio: Book editor, parent, MFA in poetry from a land far, far, away--and a long, long time ago . . . I'm not a psychologist, but I play one on TV.

MY RECENT POSTS

Mom Always Liked You Best
September 19, 2011 04:53PM
First Blog, Fernsy OC
August 08, 2011 01:58PM
Dreaming of Tornadoes?
April 21, 2011 01:46PM
Not Dead Yet
March 07, 2011 04:06PM
Paint, or Fatal Flaws
January 25, 2011 02:05PM

MY RECENT COMMENTS

“The best thing about that movie was that HE CHASED HER.”
February 15, 2012 02:19PM
“I like the light and dark here quite a bit.”
February 09, 2012 02:07PM
“Hi, Ann! Thanks for this post. I've got one of those soft splits. Also a c-pap ma…”
February 09, 2012 02:03PM
“My own mother took care of herself, with some inadequate and constantly shifting…”
October 12, 2011 03:16PM
“I like how your early event dovetails into current event(s). And I remember the P…”
October 12, 2011 03:10PM

Hells Bells's Links

About teaching and learning: Why Haiku Suck and What You Should Do About It; But Isn't It All Just Subjective Anyway?
Oh, come on, it wouldn't kill you to read a poem: Short Fiction; The Passage (Sestina); My Mother Walks Ahead of Me; Self-Portrait with Fox, Crow, and Fish; Just What We Always Wanted; The Passion of Snow; On Adak Island; The Accidental Poetry of Alzheimers; The Vireo (Villanelle); Paint; My Hat; Loving the Unpoetical Midwest; Space Within (Bridge Poem); The River Goes; Filmstrip
Memoir, or something like it: The Amazing Plaid Bomber Jacket; Goodbye, Bipolar Brother; The Happiest Day of My Life; Murder for Hire: Working for the Hit Man Publisher; Civilly Disobedient and Proud of It on the Fourth of July; How I Became a Poet; Harry Harlow's Monkey Studies and Me; Scratch the Surface, Open a Vein; Lamborghini Murcielago vs. Honda Civic; Charles Manson Murderers Are After Us
The infamous bipolar child series: Living with a Bipolar Child; Why I Wrote the Bipolar Child Story; The End of the Bipolar Child Story

« Back to Posts

APRIL 5, 2009 4:05PM

Rate: 9 Flag

34[1]

The River Goes

its roundabout way

as the farmer's tractor

slips away

to nothing

in the wake

of blue-green

beanfield

which curves

rimlessly

toward horizon

where a single

elm tree

shades a porch

and a woman sits

paring apples

making of each

red-ripe skin

one unbroken

spiral string

Happy spring, everyone!

Author tags:

photo, poem, oxbow river, tractor, beanfield, apple

Your tags:

TIP:

Enter the amount, and click "Tip" to submit!

Comments

Post a comment

Beautiful picture and equally beautiful descriptions. Very peaceful. However, you might need to come tell Wisconsin that it's spring.

Noahvose

April 05, 2009 04:16 PM

beautiful apple peel river-yes.

Tijo

April 05, 2009 04:42 PM

a lovely picture and a beautiful poem, happy spring indeed! --rated--

Chuck A. Stetson

April 05, 2009 05:27 PM

Lovely - the poem and the picture.

annette2009

April 07, 2009 07:43 PM

I missed this one the first time around... loved it!

b Koscelny

April 11, 2009 01:58 PM

Glad Barking led us here. This is just lovely.

AtHomePilgrim

January 27, 2010 06:33 AM

Hells Bells's Favorites

view all

Updates

I'VE GOT A SECRET ---- True lies to weep to!

posted by: Tinkerertink69
Nazi Muff-Diving: It Could've Happened Here

posted by: Con Chapman
HAM DINNER

posted by: James M. Emmerling
Don't Tell ME That Came Out of MY Mouth

posted by: Patie
DOA

posted by: Robin Sneed
All Will be Made Clear

posted by: Bellwether Vance
An Angel's Footprint

posted by: Lunchlady 2
pill hell

posted by: Greg Correll

MY RECENT POSTS

MY RECENT COMMENTS

Hells Bells's Links