Nature speaks with many voices in many languages to Rebecca McKeehan. From the faint, nearly silent hum of a hummingbird's beating wings to the awesome power of a volcanic eruption, the natural world's repertoire of expression is more vast and dramatic than that of any human being. The sole thing they share in common is a kind of ingenerate poetry. Poetry that is wholly natural in sight, in sound, in experience.
Drawn from her Appalachian heritage, as well as her time spent living in many diverse and beautiful places, this is a collection of McKeehan's most popular nature-inspired poetry, lovingly dedicated to those who made her years working in Yellowstone such a joy.
Excerpt
Meandering Waters
“It is life, I think, to watch the water.
A man can learn so many things.”
―Nicholas Sparks
Meandering down from a mountain hollow
The creek runs clear and cold,
And abundant with life.
Surrounded by hardwoods and softwoods,
Leaves dapple the sunlight
And shade the tender flora
That call the woods home.
The water plays
Over rocks and stones
Of every size and hue,
Gurgling and babbling
As it makes its way
Ultimately to the sea.
From deep in the shadows
The animals come:
Deer, raccoon, bear
And birds of every kind,
To sip and ford,
And disappear once more,
Any sound of their passing
Swallowed by the eternal sound
Of the water.
