From ArtReach St. Croix, St. Croix 360, and Belwin Conservancy. Poems written by people who attended Belwin Conservancy’s 2019 Bison Festival on May 18, 2019. Thank you to Heather Rutledge of ArtReach St. Croix!
Very very cold
but want to see the Bison
but still very cold
– Oliver
It’s colder than heck
good music activities
release buffalo
– Greg Kleese
Katie Bloome and kids
Will and Penny watch bison
Rigel Bloome and kids
– Grandpa Kleese
Bison hugs Susan
Susan needs hugs on rain days
Prairies need rain days
– Heather Rutledge
We barely made it!
Bison buggy in the cold
welcome to Belwin
– Brandon Pedersen
kids play with the dirt
waiting for bison to come
the universe smiles
– Kathy Sidles
This field, two timelines
practicing Resurrection
welcome strong bison
– Nick Voss
A raccoon jumps high
then a frog jumps in after him
Birds chases the Frog
– Audrey, Age 4
Big machines Rock – O
Dig deep, build High, fall apart
we are all just dirt
– Katie Seitz
Bison run around
at last free from the trailer
feel cold air at last
– Linnea
Fingers wrap the oar
bones from Prairie Life, perfect
bison scapula
– Cole W. Williams
When things aren’t so warm
why don’t you go on inside
where there is no wind
– George
Winding path ahead
steady beat of breath and feet
birds chirp, Wind Blows, run
– Shawna Stich
Hunched against the cold
stay warm with art food folks
but bison don’t mind
– Greg Seitz
