oh, to be here again alone with you
in a thick silence amongst the oaks and pines
paddling along through these deep waters
we listen once more for the call of the loon
only to find a ritual flight of dragonflies
beckoning us downriver—shall we follow?
they dart here and there then circle back again
we conjure gentle ripples in our wake
and glide above sleepy fish and ghost crabs
and we hear the distant call of seabirds from above
and there’s a comfort to their returning
and river otters watch us as we make our way
Alyson Plante is a visual artist, designer, and writer who enjoys nurturing a sustained creative habit. Her poetry chapbooks include Void Darlings and Overgrown Gardens. Her poems have appeared in online journals, on street murals in Charlotte, in art exhibitions in Richmond, and in creative vending machines in DC. She currently lives in Virginia with her husband and children. (You can find out more about Alyson’s projects at www.plantecreativestudio.com )
