Wissahickon
I am all that surrounds me.
I am the white veiled heavens above, glowing in the morning light.
I am the shimmering schist below,
slabs of bedrock layered beneath clear rushing waters
bathing trout, frog, salamander,
inexorably carving this deep gorge ‘tween evergreen hills,
the roar of the falls blending with birdsong, woodpecker and distant traffic,
welcoming me home.
Margaret Polaneczky
March 25, 2026
Wissahickon schist is a sparkly, foliated metamorphic rock dominant in the Philadelphia region, specifically in the Wissackon Gorge.