Donna Foulke   from HAIKU RAIN   where river meets ocean final passage to the salmon's last rite »»»   on the beach the bones of a dog salmon smiling »»»   how did we find you in the black of the ocean and plan your capture whitebelly with no eyes charmed by a halibut hook »»»   killed by a bear her story and dress held in a bear's mouth »»»   drying on the beach sealskins: then as now we are the ocean »»»   the cannery silver of fish and knives »»»   fingers numb from iced fish I dip my hands in buckets of warm water to feel my fingers again »»»   fireweed glows at twilight flames on a distant shore »»»   far away I turn to find signs of raven and eagle »»»   on my return from a rainforest the sun shows off     Martha Tabor Spirit Wands 2001, horsehair & curly willow, 16" x 48" x 4" See more work by Martha Tabor     Donna Foulke is an Alaska Native artist, originally from Juneau, now living in Northern Virginia. In addition to writing, she is a photographer, sculptor, and printmaker, and works for the U.S. Geological Survey as a graphic artist. In 2000, she was awarded the Alaska Native Writer's Award for Literature from the University of Alaska. She is a member of the Haiku Society of America as well as a local haiku writing group, "Towpath." Published in Volume 5, Number 1, Winter 2004.