Below Fisher's Peak
Somewhere beneath the water
Lies my Dad's hometown
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Author's note: Just outside Trinidad, Colorado, the dam is a beautiful place to visit and view the mountains.
The dam flooded the old towns in the mid 1970s.
People who lived in the valley below Fisher's Peak sold their homes and moved. Some of the old houses were actually moved to Trinidad, where many old Sopris family members still live.
My grandparents had settled in Sopris and my father and his siblings grew up there. The Shablo family is now scattered about, some still living in Colorado, some elsewhere in the country.
Past Sopris residents still hold reunions at the park.
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Paula Shablo
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Comments (3)
A beautiful haiku, filled with meaning. I love the author's note at the end; it adds that extra layer of unique personal context. Thank you for writing and sharing this piece! 💗
Beautiful haiku! And the author’s note was very interesting.
Fabulous!!! Loved it!!!