Estuary

Free verse by Beverly Stock.

Travel as the crow flies or

Measure in miles traversed in

Long twisting passages. Free-flowing,

Brackish waters between Cape Charles,

Past St. Michaels, to the shores of Baltimore,

blend and merge.

The consequence of ocean tides and river sediment,

Render a productive habitat for wildlife and

an animated laboratory for scientists.

An intriguing profusion of estuarine and migratory

co-mingling within saline and riverine influences.

All there to feed, reproduce and shelter.

year-round species, and amphibian tourists,

This arm of the seas, at the end of a river,

Draws me to the estuaries of Chesapeake Bay. Beverly Stock, at one time, lived near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Beverly Stock is an American poet living in St. Louis. Her work has been published on ClassicalPoets.org, at theChainedMuse.com, and on the Webzine Lighten Up Online.

Estuary

© 2019 Beverly Stock