Quiet River by William Gotha. A New England river flows around several curves, from shade to sun. Rocks are visible beneath the surface, where sun doesn’t dapple the ripples.
Quiet River
— painting by William Gotha
In memoriam, David Sinish
Any time of day, he thought,
was good
on the water, an oar,
a paddle, dipping in,
out, each stroke sure,
practiced, driving canoe,
kayak, forward,
every stretch of the river
(his river, the Farmington)
familiar from frequent,
sometimes daily
attention to the details
of still water and rapid,
sandbar and old dam.
But best of all were those summer
evenings when light
lingered, air
cleared, the day
softened
and he could pause,
breathe
the cool quiet rising
from water rippling over stones
and be
in his element.
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