A Poem for the Northwest

Why I love the Northwest

With mountains all blanketed asleep in the snow

They shine in the moonlight with a cold, icy glow

In the spring they wake with a rumbling grumble

And send snow sheets down, in a billowing tumble

The rivers rush water from cool glacial streams

and waken sleeping bears from deep winters dreams

Salmon fight currents all rushing and deep

The rain forest awakens from her slumbering sleep

With trees so gigantic, majestic and tall,

They line emerald rivers and provide shelter for all

From swirling damp mist the spirit bear is there

And disappears silently, a glimpse of the rare

The sound of the birds so lovely and sweet

The smell of raspberries, delectable treat

With fiddle heads, mushrooms, berries galore

wonderful treats to enjoy from the land I adore

From mountains so tall, to valleys so low

I am struck by their beauty where ever I go

With lakes, rivers, and forests we are so blessed

There's no other place I'd rather be than the Northwest!