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Under A Riverbed Sky

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How do I choose a favorite poem among Christopher Woods' sensitive, evocative collection, "Under a Riverbed Sky?"

I am haunted by "Woman in Stone." It led me from one layer of meaning to another, and each time I thought I understood all the poet meant to convey, I was drawn deeper.

"The Well" spoke with a weary but gentle voice, of death and other endings, of making peace with them, without ever uttering the words.

"If I See Her Again" cut straight to the bone. I thought, "Yes,
that's how it was. That's what I felt." Emotions long forgotten washed over me.

To me, the validity of poetry, its reason for being, is to act as a mirror held before our souls and then as a kaleidoscope, displaying the colors of our deepest selves, reflected a thousand times by others. Christopher Woods' poetry does exactly that.