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Poetry Page 13 The Way the River Flows Into You, I Wish I Knew - by Maddy Brown-Clark -------- --- - Street Roots • April 28-May 4, 2017 by Shaggy T h e w ay th e riv e r flows Is n o t in to th e v a st o cean W h at m ak e s you sm ile, And now th e full m oon glows w h a t g e ts you blue W ith sh o o tin g s ta rs in m otion In sp rin g th e days grow long W ho m ak e s you laugh, I d rea m of su m m e r so n g s w ho k e e p s you tr u e T h e n ig h ts still cold and b rief T h e w a rm w ind b rin g s relief T h e th in g s you le a rn e d , A nd h o m e is in th e city th e w ays you g rew T h e riv e r flows so p re tty T h e p ain y o u ’ve felt Field of Friends all y o u ’ve b e e n th ro u g h by Ron Sanford W ith b rid g es reach in g over it T h e ir s tre e ts of ste e l cover it W ith pillars stan d in g oh so high T h e riv e r flows ju s t like life. W h at w ould you striv e to build anew As a child I recall envisioning N o rth w e st A m erica Your w isdom sh in e s th ro u g h goals you ch o o se b u t a m ove w as far on th e h o rizo n I h o p e to le a rn , an d love th e view P ic tu re s could a t b e s t only m im ic th e a tm o sp h e re - T h e p ristin e air and w a te r envelops th e land, of all th e th in g s th a t m ake up you. P e p p e re d w ith tre e s and wildlife, th e n th e d rea m faded I w as stu c k in a hellhole called L as Vegas, ugh! So it w as so sad, no n e e d for details, cru m b y m otels, e n d le ss vices, 2 4 /7 drin k in g and d ru g s, b ro th e ls an d gam bling artificially im p o sed w ith a W ynn fam ily m ix T h e n I found m yself in O regon a t a h ag g ard 40 y e ars of age T h e trip w as rough, I w as a lm o st to ast, y e t I a rriv e d h e re W hat a joy it is in a k aleid o sco p e field of frien d s An ever-changing lan d scap e w hich I could n e v er have fo re se e n Better dental health can lead to better whole health. A healthy mouth connects you to a healthy body. Just one of the ways we’re healthier as a whole. CareOregon P a rtn e r OHP-HSCM 6-129 ; J ! yourwholehealth.com I 1
