Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer\u2019s voice on the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
River Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n By Cheryl Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As its tides ebb and flow<\/p>\n\n\n\n following the moon’s journey<\/p>\n\n\n\n across the sky\u2014egrets, herons, sand pipers<\/p>\n\n\n\n wade in the shallows on muddy banks<\/p>\n\n\n\n mallards, coots, grebes<\/p>\n\n\n\n paddle in the river flow,<\/p>\n\n\n\n a night heron rousts<\/p>\n\n\n\n on a birch tree branch.<\/p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the distance fog slowly evaporates<\/p>\n\n\n\n revealing the huge hump of Sonoma Mt<\/p>\n\n\n\n its golden slopes<\/p>\n\n\n\n patterned with dark green trees.<\/p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n To and from my river walk I meet and greet<\/p>\n\n\n\n dog walkers at Wickersham Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n I pause to watch a dog sprinting<\/p>\n\n\n\n after a ball his human has thrown<\/p>\n\n\n\n he leaps in the air\u2014a spirit of joy.<\/p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The park’s stately trees seem to smile<\/p>\n\n\n\n to see such active exuberance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Cheryl Moore<\/strong> grew up in the mid-west, went to college in San Francisco, then lived in foreign lands before returning to settle in Sonoma County.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n She enjoys her garden where deer nibble on roses, raccoons dine on fallen figs, and the bird feeders are busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A nearby river offers opportunities to observe waterfowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seeing and writing about these miracles of nature are adventures in living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n