Salmon River
An eagle perches on a low branch
waiting for herring in still, clear
water at the riverbend.
The speckled loon rushes through verdant green
lily pads to purple bloomed pickerelweed,
her dark downy chicks close behind.
Veiled by beech trees,
red-eyed vireos
serenade without ceasing.
Blue dragonflies dance
above the water catching
prey mid-flight.
Sundown on the Salmon River
casts its spell—
where the river goes, I will follow.
Angie Kinman is a writer, reading interventionist, and retired teacher living in Nashville, Tennessee. She has always been passionate about teaching poetry, but it was not until her daughter, who had special needs, passed away on March 2, 2023 that she began to write poetry. She has found healing and a divine connection through writing.
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