January 12, 2010
In late December, a group of students from the Vail's Gate Tech Magnet School went to Kowawese Nature area at Plum Point under a project run by the Hudson River Estuary Program. Many of the students wrote poems and below is one by Alexa Sager that was published in the Hudson River Almanac. Tom Lake, a Hudson River Estury Program Naturalist who compiles the Almanac, writes that Alexa's work is "an extremely poignant plea that goes far beyond sunrises, sunsets, and the divinity of eagles."
The Sparkling River
The sparkling water,
Ice crackling.
Mountains all around.
Everywhere I look, there is sun.
Water calm and smooth.
A seagull sitting on an ice patch,
Floating across the river.
River flowing upstream,
From the moon's pull.
This is the river, the home of many.
I hope it stays this way forever.
- Alexa Sager, Sixth Grade, Vails Gate Tech Magnet School
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