River Ritual by Frederick K. Foote

Snow capped rocks

Slender evergreens

Rowdy winds frisk
waving short limbs

Ice crystals jailbreak
to eager drops of
water famished
for downhill racing

A liberated trickle of
miniature waterfalls
merging into creeks
twisting into rivers

An ancient
American
sacrament
flowing to
the sea

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Frederick K. Foote, Jr. has published over a hundred stories and poems including literary, science fiction, fables, and horror genres. A collection of Frederick’s short stories, For the Sake of Soul, was published in October 2015 by Blue Nile Press. Another collection of short stories, Crossroads Encounters, is scheduled for publication in May 2016 by Choose the Sword Press.

For a list of Frederick’s publications, go to: https://fkfoote.wordpress.com/