Visiting Alaska Poem by Phil Soar

Alaska
A visit to your wilderness has many memories.

Glaciers that stretch the mind with their distance and substance
National Parks that bewilder
Out of the way places that fire the imagination
And wildlife that stirs those fires within us

And as the Salmon return, the feasting begins
Hungry Bears, Wolves, Eagles wait in remote places
Food for the young, food for the old, food for them all
And yet millions of the fish will spawn then die
And the circle of life resumes

The sea abundant with visitors, but remains faithful to the residents
Providing for them in a way that baffles our minds
The Whales, the Seals, the Otters benefit
They thrive in these waters, and we take our images home

My only visit leave me wanting for more
Five years have passed since I filled the memory with special times
Glaciers that calved as if they knew I needed to see the event
Brown Bears catching the salmon at Brooks Falls, majestic

I long for more, and one day hope to return
Until then, I will recall the memories
Re-visit my photographs and videos
Marvel in the sights and sounds of this wonderful place.


ALASKA

(Visited with my two children aged 25 and 23 - July 2012, Never forgotten)