by Jim Ross
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July 9, 2006

River Roars Below (Tanka)

September 05, 2006 02:15 AM EDT (Updated: September 05, 2006 02:34 AM EDT)
views: 32 | rating: 10/10 (9 votes) | comments: 14

Sweat and tears gives way to tourists in a haunting lifestyle change

 

River Roars Below

 

Covered bridge of yore

Saw horses, wagons, cars, trucks

Now echoes footsteps

Hosts tank tops and frayed cutoffs

People flashed for descendants

 

Copyright 2006 Jim Ross

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Comments: 14

Miz Lynn aka/BooBoo Sep 5, 2006, 2:44am EDT
Perfect poem again Jim, very insightful, love those old covered bridges...
Carol Roach Sep 5, 2006, 4:40am EDT
I love those bridges
HGM Moya Goatley Sep 5, 2006, 5:20am EDT
Ah! the passage of time nicely caught Jim, Moya
sea gull l. Sep 5, 2006, 5:22am EDT
the bridges of madison country...mmm
great to be there on the bridge looking down
John Doyle Sep 5, 2006, 6:07am EDT
Covered bridges, a disappearing treasure
Cheryl W. Sep 5, 2006, 6:10am EDT
Wonderful Jim. A perfect description of the constant that remains even as time passes.
d g. Sep 5, 2006, 12:39pm EDT
The sounds, the smells, the contast - uplifting me!
Richard Melendez Sep 5, 2006, 2:12pm EDT
Jim... nicely done...for here lies a bridge to span the flow of time.
Jennifer Kirkpatrick Sep 6, 2006, 9:55am EDT
LOVE it! Got some here in New England!
Jim Ross Sep 8, 2006, 1:24am EDT
Hi, BJ--

I just looked at the ODOT site of covered bridges. The state's pride in their covered bridges is magnificent. Like our eastern bretheren I didn't know we had so many of them. Well, the then-and-now pictures on this site along with histories and facts about each bridge have certainly corrected that notion! Thank you so much for sharing it.
Stephen McAllister Sep 8, 2006, 6:30pm EDT
These old wooden covered bridges have so much more character than the modern steel and concrete ones. And your poem celebrates that Jim. Well done.

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