Posted on July 8, 2019
by Elan Mudrow
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The cougar is up high in a yellow pine, hidden. I only see his misplaced paw print, formed when the mud was thick last spring. Now, the trail has dried into cracks, wrinkles in the earth, his movement of the past solidified. He won’t… Continue Reading “The High Desert”
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Category: Poetry, PortraitsTags: Art, Backpacking, Columbia River Gorge, Cougars, Flowers, Hiking, Life, Love, Mountains, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Spring, Summer, Trailrunning, Wildlife, Writing
Posted on April 27, 2015
by Elan Mudrow
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The train is always heard, cutting through waterfalls and springs. Only by standing close to the noise of water can the sound be heard. How does this waterfall speak? Each splash that ricochets off a rock looks the same as the one before. Each… Continue Reading “The Waterfall (Portrait #6)”
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Category: Poetry, PortraitsTags: Author, Columbia River Gorge, Ghosts, Hiking, Indian Myths, Indigenous People, Land, Multnomah Falls, Native American, Nature, Poem, Poetry, Shamen, Waterfalls, Witchcraft, Writer, Writing
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