Tag Archives: walt franklin poetry

On the Rim of the Year

Posted on January 10, 2017 by rivertoprambles

With the air temp registering 16 degrees F., and with a mountain breeze cutting the day to a chilled clarity, it was too cold to fly-fish, but the prospect of an upriver hike seemed appealing.   An afternoon sun broke sporadically … Continue reading →

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Acadian Reflections

Posted on September 7, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Part two of a 3-part series called “The Maine Special,” in which my wife and I pretty much avoid tourists and mosquitoes in a pleasant romp through the woods and mountains of New England. We took a day trip to Acadia … Continue reading →

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“I Write ‘Um the Way I Feel”

Posted on July 13, 2015 by rivertoprambles

The skies can’t keep their secret!/ They tell it to the hills–/ The hills just tell the orchards–/ And they the daffodils!… (from Emily Dickenson). There’s nothing more resplendent this wide morning than a singing prairie warbler on the hill. … Continue reading →

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A Brook in Sinnemahone

Posted on June 14, 2015 by rivertoprambles

It’s the kind of place you find near home, but only after years of trial and error. It’s the kind of place you head to for a day of solitude and beauty. You might go there for the birds and wildflowers, … Continue reading →

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Greenback

Posted on March 13, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Listening to a recent report about the reconstruction efforts from the Colorado floods of 2013, I was pleased that many of the residents along the Eastern Front of the Rockies were getting their lives back together again. A family visit … Continue reading →

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Speckled Trout (The Vandermark)

Posted on March 2, 2014 by rivertoprambles

The following reflects a distant time when I first noticed the desire to write creatively. More than pure nostalgia, the photo-poem is aimed at the place where a traveler starts out on a journey uncertain of its destination. Creating it has … Continue reading →

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Fisher Tracks in Snow

Posted on February 24, 2014 by rivertoprambles
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New Year/Hidden Springs #3

Posted on January 1, 2014 by rivertoprambles
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Even the Eagle Says

Posted on December 20, 2013 by rivertoprambles

Even the eagle says, “The fishing’s tough out there; the ice is on the water and the sun has gone away. It’s time to adapt, or fly. Venison isn’t bad. A frozen roadkill or a carcass with a bullet in … Continue reading →

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Hidden Springs #2

Posted on December 15, 2013 by rivertoprambles
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