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Elk River Falls.

Publisher	Modern Poetry Association
Publication	Poetry
Subject	Literature/writing
Format	Magazine/Journal
ISSN	0032-2032
Issues per Year	12
Volume	179
Issue	5
Published	2002-02-01

Role	Type	Name
Author	n/a	Billy Collins

ELK RIVER FALLS

   is where the Elk River falls
   from a rocky and considerable height,
   turning pale with trepidation at the lip
   (it seemed from where I stood below)
   before it is unbuckled from itself
   and plummets, shredded, through the air
   into the shadows of a frigid pool,
   so calm around the edges, a place
   for water to recover from the shock
   of falling apart and coming back together
   before it picks up its song again,
   goes sliding around the massive rocks
   and past some islands overgrown with weeds
   then flattens out and slips around a bend
   and...

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