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Steep Rock Preserve, Washington Depot, Connecticut
Rooted firmly in soil
he's witnessed and weathered
decades or more
of changing seasons
Imposing
craggy
long-faced and lumpy
with skin deeply wrinkled
he watches us all
hikers pushing forward
with boots and poles
on spongy pine needles
and slippery dead leaves
and I wonder how many
have noticed him before
felt the gentle warmth of his gaze
the wisdom in his hint of a smile
and when I look
into his earnest dark eyes
childhood fantasies
begin to come alive
and I'm suddenly safe
in a fairy tale forest
From a forthcoming collection, Dual Impressions.
Used here with permission.
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Joan Kantor lives with her husband in Collinsville, Connecticut. A college counselor and learning disabilities specialist for many years, Joan also has training in education and marriage and family therapy. Active in a number of poetry outreach efforts, she is a member of the International Academy for Poetry Therapy and collaborates with both visual artists and musicians in Stringing Words Together, an interactive program of poetry and violin music. Her most recent chapbook is Too Close For Comfort (Aldrich Press).
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