I'm delighted to share this space with other river fans.    This photo is of the Merced River in Yosemite, near the spot that inspired the following RENGAY (a new word for me!) : a series of linked haiku poems-- from Helen Davie.

A gifted artist and fellow nature-lover, Helen shared a memory, a poem, and a link to "Peace Like a River," sung by the amazing Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  You can't not be soothed by these images, words and sounds.

Hi Lori,
One of my favorite memories is of an afternoon spent by the Merced River outside of Yosemite Park. The water was really high that year and still flowing well into September. My friend Sally and I lost all track of time as we searched among the smooth granite boulders for small tumbled pebbles. We warmed ourselves like lizards on the rocks. I would love to do that again...
Meanwhile, let the rains come!
Love,
Helen

                         RIVER’S EDGE
 
           at river’s edge
           root tangles reveal
          depths of trees
 
​                              a leaf floats over
                              leaf reflections
 
          facing downstream
         the steelhead swims in place--
         shadow-laden pool
 
                          boulders anchored in sand;
                          paw by paw, raccoon prints trace
                         the curving shore
 
         small eddy . . . a water strider
         pops each bubble that skims by
 
                       willow thicket--
                       water jabbers through the riffles
                       around the last bend
 

                        by John Thompson and Helen K. Davie
                                                             1997


To view Peace Like a River, by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
click here.


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