Group 4
You are the lifeblood of the Mashapaug
-- our water, our fish, nourishment for birch trees and pepper bush
You are the baptismal pool of the Reservoir Avenue AME
In winter, you are the canvas for figure skaters, and
you render your frozen blocks for our ice houses
You are the murky repository of Gorham’s slag
-- nickel, cadmium, chromium, zinc
You are the mirror of nimbus clouds, of ochre and sienna oak leaves,
and of my orange kayak.