Comment from RodG

Excellent

I truly enjoy how you meld geography and history in your poem. We can hear the lament of an old Salish Indian in the Speaker's voice.

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 Comment Written 08-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 08-Oct-2018

I spend a fair amount of time in the Bitterrroot, my dad lives there at the base of Blodgett Canyon. It's kind of shocking to know that things like the forgery happened - it is so corrupt. It was Garfield who engineered that, before he became president and he was a senator or something. Thanks Rod, as always, for reading my poems. One of these days I'll try to write something uplifting :))
Carol.

reply by RodG on 08-Oct-2018

We are both from the West and have strong ties to our birthlands. I hope you are forming a collection of these poems you have written about Montana. I assume you have read all of A.B. Guthries?s novels (e.g.?The Big Sky). He?s probably Montana?s best known writer. Rod

Comment from Dorothy Farrell

Excellent

Lovely free verse Carol. I don't know Bitterroot but your words here are very descriptive. Nearly every line of this piece makes good use of both simile and metaphor. 'That's how the Flathead lost the Bitter Root - Through a forgery. Chief Jocko better' - must look up this Bitter Root and Chief Jocko'. Very well written and a good read. Warm regards Dorothy xx

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 Comment Written 08-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 08-Oct-2018

Ugh I posted it too soon! I wonder if you can get some points for it if I promote it real quick. I have some explanatory notes to I wonder if you can get some points for it if I promote it real quick. I have some explanatory notes too.

reply by Dorothy Farrell on 08-Oct-2018

Hi - I don't see why not - give it a try anyway. Cx