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The Waterfall |
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linda munday Member
since 2000-06-17
Posts 315Adelaide, Australia 
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by Linda Munday THE WATERFALL In a deep glen of a thousand greens, A slender veil falls in a silver stream. From rocky ledge high above the fronds, To sapphire blue of an echoing pond. A soft sunlight dapples this shady glade, As the best of nature is displayed. The swirling, moist mists of angel's hair, Are floating gently on cool, crisp air. A butterfly alights with wings of blue, To drink the drops of fountains dew. It flits about on its mossy perch, Like a ballet in blue in this water church. The swaying ferns are drinking sweet, fresh cologne, And tasting daily, the sweetness of their leafy home. A weightless breeze is carried, over the mosses deep, And down the clefts between the rocks, the rivulets creep. The rain-bowed birds take wing, within this sheltered dell. A chirping choral of morning song, that sound like tiny bells. A sweet melody is chiming, in a contest of song, Whilst silver falls in choral vies, proclaim "The World is Born!" [This message has been edited by linda munday (edited 07-20-2000).] |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Linda, What beautiful imagery... Sheer magical force of the poem pulled me in and I wanted to be underneath the waterfall and feel the same beauty of it as you put forth here... Where I live, back home in India, I live in a valley amidst hills... We have the monsoon season right now, and splendid waterfalls pour down with greenery all around... Ah! How I want to be there! Thanks for giving me the enjoyment... regards, sudhir |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
This is oh sooo beautiful Linda, perfect images abound...thanks for the wonderful pictures that are now in my mind  Tracie~ Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
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poutprincess Senior Member
since 2000-07-06
Posts 735Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
your words brought me there....i can truly hear the bird's song and feel the moist crisp air...i loved this!! [This message has been edited by poutprincess (edited 07-20-2000).] |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
linda.. You painted such a peaceful and inviting picture with your verse..... It was wonderful.....I love it when a poet uses the bounty of nature as inspiration!!!!! Very nice reading here!!! ~~~~~Live for Today~~~~~ taste every single moment |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
OH wow...what beautiful imagery. I love the sound of your waterfall and the write was poetic perfection. Thanks for sharing it with us. |
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linda munday Member
since 2000-06-17
Posts 315Adelaide, Australia |
It seems as though I have succeeded in giving you all the imagery I intended to. I love, love waterfalls. Thanks for the encouraging words, they mean a lot to me. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Lovely imagery...tell me with the use of frond and ferns where is this spendid waterfall and glen located??? Is the location Hawaii??? James |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Linda, I can see the splendor of the waterfall in my mind's eye thanks to your beautiful imagery. This was very real in the descriptions you used. Great writing!! Lone Wolf Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
a really beautiful poem LInda, stunning imagery |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Breathtakingly beautiful, Linda! Very lovely! Denise p.s. nice to finally see you too! Nice picture! |
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linda munday Member
since 2000-06-17
Posts 315Adelaide, Australia |
James, Thank you for your lovely reply. The waterfall could be one of many, but the main one that came to my mind was a very beautiful waterfall that I saw last year in the northern island of New Zealand. Absolutely stunning place, which I will never forget. Lone Wolf.. thank you too, music to my ears. Brian... you're very encouraging, thank you. Dsnyder... you have 12000+ posts, now I'm truly flattered.... thanks! |
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