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RMW
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0 posted 2002-11-14 04:47 PM


Saltwater Marsh

This
interest of the sea in claiming;
the subtle way it feels,
easing salinity
as tidal influences
layer themselves throughout the estuary.
The river yields,
eventually,
its youth into a marsh.
We all ooze
naturally,
whether as fog, cool and nervous,
or warmth, deliciously composed
as though the south had transported
languor and the smooth, round hips of swamps
up north. Only the heron stalks
idly, unmoved by sex or love,
its beauty,
frozen.

RMW


[This message has been edited by RMW (11-15-2002 01:33 PM).]

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Cpat Hair
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1 posted 2002-11-14 05:01 PM


beautiful as always Bob...
Sunshine
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2 posted 2002-11-14 05:06 PM



That is probably one of the most
perfect first line beginnings
I have seen in a long time...

RMW
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3 posted 2002-11-14 05:09 PM


Ron...too kind, as always. Pleased to see you staying on. Bob

Sunshine...I think that you are teasing. Laughing. Bob

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4 posted 2002-11-14 05:10 PM


Excellent, Bob! I've see waters such as these, but feel so curious about where you were enjoying this serene scene.  I love the description of the southern waters being transported to here in the west.

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

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5 posted 2002-11-14 05:10 PM


Pefectly captured, Bob.
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