Meet Me in the River

For Viking, 2012-2025

When I die, I will look for you in a river.
I picture you there, your energy helping
move mountain water through forest. 

We’ll hug to form a ball, hurl ourselves 
downstream with the current, over rainbow
trout, rocks, and the muddy river bottom—

like small children, shrieking
into the open arms 
of summer.

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Pause for Paws, Issue 19, March 23, 2026.

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