Poet's Corner

nowhere left to go

returning salmon circle

to dodge snagging hooks

floating insect drops

ripples the mountain's mirror

just before the trout

rhythmic padding feet

softer than the pounding heart

bear's midnight visit

ragged pinnacles

stretching ad infinitum

insignificance

pale, shaking leaf backs

warning of the coming squall

hands trembling in fear

Poems must include the writer's name, phone number and address. They should be kept to no more than 300 words. Submission of a poem does not guarantee publication. Poems may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com, faxed to 283-3299, delivered to the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay Road or mailed to P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611.