The Steel Bridge

Out in the middle
Of our big valley
Lies the steel bridge.

You would think it would
Be visible from all around
But we do not see it
Until we are almost there.
Take route 23 to the
Mini power plant
Hang a right
Drive on the dirt road
And you will cross it.

It seems strange
To have a bridge
Here in the middle
But the ground is wet
And marsh-like.
Long ago, we have been told
It was a lake.
Oh, how I wish it still was.

We let Summit out
And she ran like a puppy
Full of glee at the hundreds of swallows.
Then she would romp in the mud
And play in the water.

We have heard that you
Can put your kayak or canoe in there
And paddle across much of the valley.
It is not something I imagined
One could do.
But, of course, Tom and I
Will give it a try
Next spring when the water is high
And the reeds are low
And the birds are abundant again.