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Poem — Quiet River

Who is listening?

K R Smith
Jan 24, 2025

Just a short poem today.

Note: I modified this after first publishing it because I wasn’t quite happy with how it read. I don’t think anyone had viewed it yet, so it probably doesn’t matter.

It’s been so cold these last few weeks that even the rivers have started freezing over. They usually flow fast enough to remain open. Today, the gurgle of water is muffled beneath a layer of ice and snow.

A stump leans over the Gunpowder River north of Baltimore. The river is mostly covered in ice. The river flows through a wooded valley. The trees have lost their leaves. The photo was taken by the author on January 23, 2025.
The Gunpowder River north of Baltimore, Maryland

For those using a screen reader, the poem is:

Hushed by the ice,
The river speaks in muffled tones.
The old tree,
Eavesdropping,
Leans over to listen.

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K R Smith
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