The poles were new
after the Flood of ‘55
serving granddad’s pump
in the river,
serving cross-arms,
serving Osprey
nests of sticks
shorting-out
and burning-up
into a hard rain
of spring, 2010.
Platforms now above
the wires, they watch
from a distance
of distrust.
drycrikjournal 
I love your last line, John. That’s often how I feel about me and the government.😕
janet
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Ditto!
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Incredible birds, and extraordinary fishermen I might add. Where I fish on the Columbia I watch the ospreys dive for fish and then the bald eagles dive for the ospreys! Nature is such a wonder . . .
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A definite order of things that can be quite entertaining. The Osprey is fairly rare around here, and a welcome addition to our eagles and hawks.
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