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Emeralds In The Dark
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Emeralds In The Dark |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan 
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Beautiful pic, nature's poet. It's a great time of year, isn't it? I’ll go to puppy class…but Tracey has to wear the muzzle. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Lyra, A very sensitive write and it reads like that  |
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Neeraja Senior Member
since 2002-06-22
Posts 812The Netherlands |
A great way of describing the beauty of nature.... and together with the picture it's even more impressive! A beauty of a poem! Neeraja |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Lovely descriptive writing...James |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Duncan... The tree just looked so pretty with the sun shining on that one bough, that I had to capture it with my camera.... and when I got the pic back it looked so beautiful that I had to capture it's beauty with words. This tree is right off our livingroom deck. Its a perfectly symmetrical maple tree.  ~ summer hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Sy... I love that tree... It's branches hang almost to the edge of our livingroom deck, so it is almost like a piece of outdoor furniture.  ~ maple hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
thanks so much, Neeraja... It was one of those pictures which just begged to be snapped and when it came out as a photo, it begged to be written. ~ emerald hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much for your reply, James... I think trees have such endless beauty...they make me jealous. They don't even need to wear makeup.  ~ leafy hugsLyra |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
Maples are beautiful, aren't they? Some people down the street have one that I have always admired. You're fortunate to have such a lovely surrounding. And even more fortunate to be of a nature to appreciate it. Nan(Pilgrim variety) |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
  (smiles) Oh my gosh, this is sooooooo beautiful, sweet friend, I just love trees so so much and when they are green I always feel so happy when I see them and the birds singing in them! (kiss on cheek) This is absolutely magical, sweet friend, I LOVE IT, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Nan...The back of our condo is completely in the woods and it overlooks a pretty little pond. Of course, right now...the trees are so leafed out that the pond isn't visible. I actually like it better in the early spring and in the fall, because I think the pond is so pretty and also without total leafiness...there are more interesting shadows.  ~ forested hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much for your reply, Noah... I think they are pretty when they're green but they are more interesting to me when they don't have all of their leaves completely there yet.... I love the early spring when the leaves are still budding and also the fall when the leaves are beautiful colors and when they start to fall off.... I think that leafless trees are so much more interesting....thats probably because I have some perverse preferences...as my mother always says....I also like rainy days more than sunny ones.... oh well... I guess I'm a crazy old lady. ~ perverse hugsLyra |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
thanks for the wonderful colors of your picture and of your poem - I loved them both - Paul |
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Saunni Senior Member
since 2000-07-11
Posts 1777West Virginia |
My goodness this is just so beautiful, Madame! You have such a gift. Please check your email, ok? Sauni:)The Only Time I See The Sun Is When I'm Within That Vanilla Breeze.The Only Time I'm One With The Sun Is When He Shelters Me From The Rain. L.S |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Paul... This is a really beautiful tree and so it is also very photogenic, ~ green hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Saunni... I'm glad you enjoyed the poem. ~ lots of emerald hugsLyra |
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Elan Member
since 2002-05-03
Posts 382State of Wide Eye |
The lush of Michigan is something one carries in their heart and mind... it is a song of soul, Michigan... |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much for your reply, Elan... Are you from Michigan? ~ hugs from MichiganLyra |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Amidst the sylvan woodscape in dark of tangles unspoiled, wild sits a magical tower of emeralds her gracious foliage rustles wind luminous and glossy her enchantment, pristine unsullied, but for for the woodland creatures who eat of her seed her vigorous arborescent boughs in sharp contrast to the shadowy lush of her surroundings ========================================== fantastic mixing of vocabulary and imagery Lyra...this just bursts with color and vision. One of the things I enjoy most about your work is that you find beauty in the small quiet places...Most people dont see the trees for the more attention stealing grand colors of flowers or sky or so on...but your eyes and words offer us a moment to notice the more subtle giftd nature blesses us with. Beautiful poetry Poetess MC Now for me some words come easy |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Lyra, glorious picture, glorious poem Kethry Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Janet Marie... Its amazing how much beauty we miss if we don't look at the subtleties of life... ~ hugs from the treesLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Keth... The photo was taken right from my living room deck. This beautiful tower of emeralds has boughs which lean over and touch our railing. ~ leafy emerald hugsLyra |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Lyra You wrote such beauty into this one...I want to come for a visit. |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Martie... and you are certainly invited! ~ emerald hugs from MichiganLyra |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
From one woodland creature to another, I must say:  !She said burn ... together. |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
I just love nature and even more, I love it when I find a poet that does her justice. Not only is your penning a tribute of beauty, but it gives off an air of admiration that makes us all stop to take a look. Beautifully portrayed and your images of color supreme. Loved it. |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Mr.Squirrel...thanks so much for your reply. There were lots of squirrels in that tree this spring, eating the maple seeds and scattering the mess from them, all over our deck... ~ furry rodent hugsMark...thanks so much for the reply and for that very gracious compliment. ~ leafy hugsLyra |
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