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All the Waters I Have Seen – Lake Superior
230 words“Does it have a tide?” I asked. “A very slight one.” “Are there ever any actual waves?” “When you get out far enough.” “Do people swim in it?” “Sometimes. Usually it’s too cold.” “It doesn’t smell like the ocean,” I said, but they were skipping stones and had stopped listening. Too many questions, I guessed,…
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All the Waters I Have Seen – The Colorado River
374 wordsIf I was upset when I was younger I would run to the trees. I would stare up at them and hope that they might know me. I would stare intensely, my whole neck tilted back, and I’d hold my body still so that when the wind came through I would feel like a mountain…
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All the Waters I Have Seen – The Jordan River
223 wordsI cannot reach you on foot; I cannot run to you on sunny days, or sit quietly on your banks. I will never know you well, but I doubt anyone does. I’ve heard little about you. It seems that you’re not charismatic enough—nothing like the Colorado River, or the Green River. You aren’t large or…
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All the Waters I Have Seen – Wind River
433 wordsI woke in the morning to snow. On the way in we’d hiked after dusk, so I hadn’t seen the river yet, nor the mountains on either side. Throughout the day they revealed themselves, coolly, like the moon rising above the horizon. They were blue, and in some places flat on top, like forbidden towers.…
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