ice falls
Last weekend we took a drive along Highway 8 from Fredericton to Boisetown, a relatively new road to bypass Marysville and the older winding road along the Nashwaak River. For some of its length, the highway has been carved through bedrock and includes several impressive road cuts. I find these interesting because they show the geological formations in the bedrock. In winter, they are beautiful, a result of the frozen curtains of runoff and overland flow.
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Some of these cuts show thick ice flows, frozen waterfalls and dripping icicles.
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Most are browning in colour, probably from inclusion of sediments, but some are clear and blue.
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In a few places, it’s possible to look through gaps in the flow, and get a glimpse of the still, cold spaces lurking just out of sight.
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curtain of ice
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frozen land drools, and water
follows contours of rock
encounters cold, sculpts
cataracts and waterfalls, builds
frozen walls, solidifies
panes of glass, stitches
curtains of frost and filigree
icicle knives
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behind the curtain are caves
spaces where light glimmers,
diffuse where whispers shiver,
muted, protected from wind
glimpse inward layers
through flaws in rigid curtains
frosted shards of rock
icicle knives
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For more on ice falls, including another poem, see
https://janetims.com/2012/03/10/snippets-of-landscape-ice-falls-on-rock-walls-2/
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My best always,
Jane
nichepoetryandprose 
magnificent pictures, Jane
On Fri, Feb 8, 2019, 2:31 PM nichepoetryandprose jane tims posted: “Last weekend we took a drive along Highway 8 from > Fredericton to Boisetown, a relatively new road to bypass Marysville and > the older winding road along the Nashwaak River. For some of its length, > the highway has been carved through bedrock and includes se” >
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glenna porter
February 13, 2019 at 1:35 pm
Hi Glenna. The ice falls are stunning in the sun! There are also good examples on the old highway to Mactaquac.
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jane tims
February 13, 2019 at 7:56 pm