I love standing at the lake.
I enjoy watching the sun
Reflect against the ripples
That turn the waters
Into glittering peaks and points.
But yesterday,
Only half the lake
Glistened.
The other half
Was frozen over
With a sheet of thin ice.
Covering the lake.
Hiding its shine.
Dulling its reflection.
Sunset came
And went
And darkness fell upon
The lake.
Yet still,
Through the darkness
Half the lake
Gleamed.
LV tagged me to post links to 2 blogs that I enjoy reading.
Here they are:
David on the Lake
Half Baked
21 comments:
The lake (and life in general) is like the glass!
Is the glass half empty or half full? It's all about perspective!
P.S. You have been tagged! See my latest post.
ahhh thats my favorite spot u hogged..
:-)
I love the lake..smaller than the ocean..calmer than the river...
Great post, Dreamer. I really like this one. Water kind of entrances me, in any state, in any lighting... I am obsessed with water!
LV - I know. That's why I brought both perspectives in this poem - the positive and the negative.
LV - Got it. tagged two more.
David - Hogging? Me? Never.
I learned to share in kindergarten.
:)
Yeah, I like it too. Did you notice how it really was half frozen - split straight down the middle? Couldn't get a pic cuz I didn't have my camera on me.
:(
Basmelech - glad to be of service.
:)
ur in lakewood?
Water is very relaxing nice imagery.
David - I was.
For the weekend.
No longer there now...
SW/FM - thanks.
Very nice post.
I LOVE water, they relax me, give me directions to that lake, can u please
Beautiful
It's disappointing that half is frozen but there's still half of it that sparkling. Looking at the bright side makes for a happier life.
IFT - Thanks.
Nuch - go to Lakewood. The lake's in middle of everything...
Lvnsm27 - Thanks.
Did noone notice that the poem wasn't just negative? I thought it ended on a POSITIVE note. At least, that's what I was trying to do...
Hey Dreamer, in the summertime you can sit in the dark and listen to the frogs at that Lake. Forest dwellers also come out and enjoy the water, its not just the water, its the nature in general.
Can't the same for some of the humans who share it though.
True?
Don't know, yingerman.
I don't particularly like frogs.
I do love the water, though.
The ocean, the lake, brooks, streams, rivers - I can stand by and watch for hours.
Animals come out to the water if that's were they were created to do. Humans have choice, so they can either use or abuse, depending on their own selves.
ahhh the frogs..
I have a pond behind my house...thats when we know spring is truly here..when the frogs serenade us at night..
Yea I know it turns positive. That's how I think people should be
Of course I noticed the positive turn! That's what I love about it (the rest I would have just maybe liked...) Lots of my writing goes kind of like that, too.
david - i'd rather not have the kol tzefardeah choir serenade me, thank you. there are others with much better voices.
lvnsm27and BM - thanks. i was beginning to worry.
:)
Poignant! Very well written!
I love nature too, and I really get riled up with such poetry. I wish I could live in a place where nature hasn't been replaced with pollution and hustle. From the other commentors it seems Lakewood is a beautiful place. I've never been there.
shpitzle - thanks.
go visit! it's worth it.
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