Poem of the Week: "Colorado Reprieve"

Each week, Upper Moreland-Willow Grove Patch is happy to present poems selected by the members of the , as well as poems from the residents of the Upper Moreland area.

This week's poem:

Colorado Reprieve

By Nadia Lande

The din of croaking frogs has ceased

their throats tired and dried out

from the vibrant, midday heat.

Even so, the portable solar shower

perched precariously on a branch of aspen

drips still-too-cold water from its spout.

Camping in Pike National Forest

offers a more classic ritual for cleansing.

Inhaling deeply, I settle my

grimy body to the ground, and

gather my gaze…

I am a voyeur with VIP

privileges, an interloper

in this divine landscape, of

splendid rocky mountain sunshine,

columbines rest in the distant fields,

a fresh and exquisite meadow of

indian paintbrush carpets

neighboring valleys, ablaze

in crimson and purple majesty.

My spirit is steeped

with joy,

as I behold

America naked.

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About the poet:

Nadia Lande lives in Fort Washington and does social work with the elderly.

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