….
Solitude
….
Still waters meet
sun-soaked sand, curve
with grace, like the neck
of an egret, whose elegant
wings spread as it lights
with the slightest
splash of
imagined
sound, content
to wade in shared
reflection with a
silent world.
….
This poem is from the chapbook Mississippi Meanderings (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/mississippi-meanderings-by-barb-geiger/
The poems in Barb Geiger’s collection, Mississippi Meanderings, invite you to witness America’s iconic waterway through lyrical snapshots of the river’s many moods, moments in its rich history, and the inhabitants and travelers of its waters and shores. You’ll be awed by river wildlife and sand island sunsets, fascinated by mammoth barges and pearl button factories, and entertained with poems of mishap and moonshine. Photos accompanying the poems in the collection are available under the Photo Gallery tab at http://www.barbgeiger.com.
Barb Geiger lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin, with her husband, Gene, and their sweet chinchilla, Raji. She is a member of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets and the Authors Guild. Her poetry has appeared in anthologies and in several Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets’ Calendars. Her award-winning memoir, Paddle for a Purpose, was published in 2018. Mississippi Meanderings is her first poetry chapbook. You can find out more about her writing at http://www.barbgeiger.com.
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