River Revery

A Collaboration between Penn Kemp and Mary McDonald

Join us in celebrating our River! Become part of the story!

Story Wall

So how do I become part of the River Revery story?

How do I become part of the River Revery story?

Community Contributions —

send in your celebrations of “knowticing” the natural beauty that surrounds and supports us to be featured here on the Community Story Wall.

Painting and Poem by Katerina Fretwell

Katerina Fretwell — Fire Dancing, Katerina Fretwell

Screen shot of concrete poem, Anthem by Katerina Fretwell
Anthem
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. Vincent Van Gogh
Swirling grain of a weathered log, denuded pine rising from wetland,
wild field of daisies, susans, irises,
indigo bunting homing turquoise rays.
Patterned quilt of autumnal leaves, highway's swath through crimson, gold,
wintergreen berries breathing cooling air, squirrels playing tag up and down oak, ash.
Sky blindingly cobalt at high noon, snow crystals singing in prisms,
beech bravely baring sunlit leaves,
rabbits, partridge here, now hidden.
Mayflowers herald snow's recession, corn goddess and god thirstily kissing,
black leaves sway under swamp surface, pileateds drumming ironwood in sync,
birth, growth, decay, death procession seasoned holy, embodies my stages,
presenting before my awakened eyes,
each eye-blink, attitude of gratitude,
sun dimpling, snow smoothing, lightning revealing, how can I not
revere these pageants inviting witness: preserve every imperilled speck: look, act.
Katerina Vaughan Fretwell — from forthcoming book, Holy in My Nature