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Printed from https://writing.com/main/books/entry_id/879926-the-Ghost-River
by Rhyssa Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 18+ · Book · Contest Entry · #2081410
my entries for the Construct Cup
#879926 added April 21, 2016 at 1:22am
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the Ghost River
east of Memphis,
the Wolf’s current stops,
breaks into the placid
explosion of life
that is the Ghost River.
I found it, one summer day.
paddled in a canoe through
unchartable channels
lined by river reeds.

cypress stands loomed tall,
their bases pale where
floods have worn their bark away.
I reached to touch them,
felt their scars, marveled
at the juxtaposition between
smooth and rough.

reeds and pond scum
dyed the river
in shades of moss, hiding
fish and snakes
that shared my road.

there was no stillness,
no silence there. shrieks of birds
and buzzing insects
sang a constant melody
that washed at my mind,
freed me from the stress
for an hour or three.

sometimes, when I’m home,
and the sounds of the highway
jar me awake, I remember
the song of the swamp.
I dream the Ghost River.

line count: 33

Prompt for: April 20, 2016

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