I often look back
to the
morning on Nooksak

just after sunrise
what a nice suprise

eagles fishing
salmon and trout
find myself wishing
there is no doubt

that a moment like this
could go on for an eternity
my sons and me

they had a lot of
fun
they had a ball
on river Nooksak
and
Whatcom falls

the pacific north west
cascadia to some
heaven to us
and
where we had a whole lot of fun

that morning on the Nooksak
I will never forget
on rivers bank where I sat

feels like a dream
 all
the things
we have seen

I would give any thing
just to go back
to
that morning
on the Nooksak

gazed at the high hills
covered in winters
first snow

that morning on the Nooksak
is where my heart wants to go

salmon and trout
leap into mornings
cold,crisp air

blacktail deer
drinking
seemingly
witout a care

I look at my sons
on the morning rivers light
soul delights
eagles take flight

all in silence
but
all three of us know
the morning on Nooksak
where love glowed and even flowed

 2009 HC Holbert