Picture Poem

Nothing was ever as warm as that cold river water

The slippery rocks never once felt dangerous

Fish that swam by produced neon colors on the water's surface

When the summer approached

Watermelon and corn were all in the streets

Always just enough to share between the 3 of us

The mountains became our 2nd home

We saw seasons shifting in real time

Snow melting into the river

Daffodils bursting into life by the bank

When the frogs came out of hiding

We knew the cold was over

Lupine would create tapestries over the hills

And mountain fog would coat it all

In the mystery of life

And though we’ve all drifted apart

Though we’ve all moved away

We take what we learned with us

And our memories guide us forever.