Traveling for work can be tiresome and lonely, but finding friends along the way that can give you suggestions of places to visit and food to eat is essential.

An outdoorsman, I hate to surrender to the elements and stay boxed in a hotel room. So, when I knew I was headed to Wisconsin and would stay the weekend, I packed my bag a little heavier and came willing and smiling.

I’m in Green Bay this weekend and the weather actually warmed up. It was in the high 20’s yesterday and perfect. My friend Carole gave me a few suggestions for hikes and scenic places in the area.

I only made it to one yesterday as I had decided to sleep in and enjoy a leisurely morning. But the one did not disappoint.

Here are a few photos and a poem to accompany from Fonferek’s Glen, a county park.

Behind the Falls

Behind the falls

Time seems stopped

The water frozen

As it had dropped

But there’s a trickle

Alive and well

Sending hope

Breaking the spell

Your love’s the river

Solid ice

You keep it cold

You paid the price

Let me be

Your warming spring

Let it flow

Let it ring

Just a trickle

Can start the flow

And soon your love

Again will grow

Shared at Poets United Poetry Pantry #438

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24 responses to “Behind the Falls”

  1. Sherry Marr Avatar

    Ah, i love the idea of that warming trickle! Your photos are wonderful. We might get our first snow today.

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    1. photoclark Avatar

      The joy of my job is I can go from the northern part of the U.S. to the most southern in one week. However, it makes it difficult to pack. Lol

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  2. annell4 Avatar

    Snow transforms the landscape, the pictures are beautiful!!

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  3. Laura Bloomsbury Avatar

    so glad you are not an indoor man – remarkable frozen shots ‘breaking the spell’ is the line of hope

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    1. photoclark Avatar

      Thank you. A little thaw can change it all.

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  4. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    We had snow this morning in Stockholm so we put on our skies and enjoyed the snow…. It looks like a wonderful winter where you were.

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    1. photoclark Avatar

      Very much so. It warmed up enough to enjoy it this weekend. It was -35 C 6 days ago but was 4 C for my hike.

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  5. wyndolynne Avatar
    wyndolynne

    Love the photos and the poem! That hint of a thaw emphasizes how much is caught in the freeze. 🙂

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    1. photoclark Avatar

      Thank you. I love relating nature to emotions.

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  6. Myrna Rosa Avatar

    I’m not a fan of snow, though I’ll admit it’s beautiful. Your pictures are wonderful and your poem too.

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    1. photoclark Avatar

      Haha. Sometimes it’s enjoyed more in front of a warm fire.

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  7. Vicki Avatar

    Lovely poem and photos, safe travels.

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  8. Mary Avatar

    Ha, I don’t know if you know it but I am in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area. I used to live in Green Bay. You have definitely chosen a poor weekend to visit, but (trust me) it was worse earlier this week. If ‘your love is the river, solid ice’ that seems to me an ominous sign. Smiles. Sometimes things don’t thaw for a while. We are all waiting for the warming spring…but I think it might be. I enjoyed your photos AND your pictures. Come back to WI in summer…more enjoyable then. Smiles!!

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    1. photoclark Avatar

      I have been here in the spring and summer. It is lovely in every season. I’ll be in Milwaukee Tuesday (technically Racine) for the day before flying out Wednesday. The whole state is pretty.

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  9. Rosemary Nissen-Wade Avatar

    Stunning photos! And your words are song-like.

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    1. photoclark Avatar

      🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank you so much.

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  10. Whitesnake Avatar

    Mother Nature is very talented.

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  11. KB Avatar

    Love the poem and the photos with it

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    1. photoclark Avatar

      Thank you so much.

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  12. Magaly Guerrero Avatar

    The subject is extremely lucky. Most times, people will run from coldness. But the speaking offers warmth, even knowing that it will hurt (even if just at the beginning).

    The photos are glorious! And I really love seeing the visual inspiration for a poem so clearly. Also, you have really good friends–what an awesome spot!

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    1. photoclark Avatar

      Thank you. Yes the few friends I have are really good. I try for quality over quantity. 😬

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