At Tibbee Creek
a wooden bridge
with iron frame
warns travellers of
its fragility
but rewards them
for walking onto
its planks, giving view
of a river's bend
where trains pass by
just a bit downstream
and angels take their smoke breaks
At Fort Hill
you'll find the highest
view of the Mississippi
where at midnight
breezes kiss shoulders
and the harbor lights below
are perfect lanterns
to give the stars a better glimpse
of lovers on the grass
At Owens Falls
the signs will lead
you over a creek and down
to watch that same water
fall, and you can rinse
in its cool shower
or sneak into the stony
shade and steal kisses
from behind a curtain poured.