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Lakeshore Night
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Lakeshore Night |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now 
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Out on the ozone night where insects click and phosphoresce, glinting shadows mime a sky, black velvet blue shot through with distant ice, out in the perfumed night of moist and pine, of mulch and earth of lake edge fecund steam and night bloom sweet, to taste the dying day blush her last in a sherbet west, out on the waves a watercolor fleet, harmonized by echoes of the loon, in reply a smug and tired moon rests upon the forest silhouette, a thousand moonlets scatter the dark waves, the water slaps a sleepy lullaby upon the shore, or on the old wood dock, and campfire smoke moves upon the eye, teased by browning marshmallow dreams again, drifts easy on this lazy evening, across the lake to seek the far shore now. . The cabins glow with welcome windows fire, warm with life that spills through every square, and gilds the fern and tree trunks sleeping near, laughter, voices, children singing, hear,.. this melody become a symphony, the cadence of the summer`s rhapsody, and nod along in time, this chorus bright,, acapella, music of the night. |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Amarylis, you're back! Oh gosh and what a fantastic poem to greet us again with! So beautiful. Welcome home dear friend, you've been missed! Richard  |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
There is nothing like a Pacific Northwest Acapella is there. Lovely! |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
quite a beautiful image you paint... indeed one can feel the peace seep into them as they read.. |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
and a distant harley thunders to add purposive disturbance..(grin) kewl stuff ms |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
Richy, thank you so much! Really I am just still on vacation, so I`m only able to pop in from time to time.. I`m not `gone`!  But thanks so much for the wonderful words, my friend!. Mysteria.. actually, Ilm in Mi right now.. though the Pac NW deserves it`s own song, too! . CpatH.. thank you very much! Your words mean a lot . Dark.. lol! Maybe it does need a Harley, at that! . ~Amaryllis |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
The title was irresistible and what you present here is a gourmet dish of poetic atmosphere. Highly enjoyed. Love, Margherita |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
A mighty fine write and a great read for me at the end of my day. I feel as if I'm there. Helen |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
Thank you, Margherita and Helen! You make me smile ~Amaryllis |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Exceptionally well written, Amaryllis. Ida |
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Jesse Jaymz Senior Member
since 2000-01-24
Posts 708Youngstown, ohio |
Very very nice!!! |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
I see those thousand moonlets hear the water slap and I am mesmerized |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
Thank you Ida, Jesse, and Lady..! It means alot, and thanks for reading ~Amaryllis |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
The part that struck me the most was the part that did make it to print...the slapping and cussing of mosquitoes and other critters, the no-breath-of-air-humidity, sweat gushing of my body and not even a wisp of air to turn it into cooling mositure...and of course the poison ivy scratching I'm now doing. And then there's the snakes thinking your hot body is the perfect resting place. And we don't hear loons, we hear toad frogs, bull frogs, tree frogs, a pair of frogs in the next tent, mating... I tried walking down to the lakes edge but the two orange (about a foot apart) glowing lights in the beam of my own) advised me not too...well actually they were saying, "c'mon, boy....c'mon over". Sorry...really enjoyed you piece...just couldn't help myself...by the way, I moved inside to respond to your piece...couldn't take the 'beauty of nightlife" any longer...here in the wilds of So. Texas. Snicker, snicker... |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
Oohhh jwesley I am laughing so hard right now..!  That above, ladies and gentlemen, was the unvarnished truth, courtesy of jwesley! Lol! Because YES we did get eaten alive in Mi.. agh I had forgotten how bad the skeeties were!  . Truly.. thanks for the kind words.. (glad I got you to come inside `away from it all`)  . ~Amaryllis |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Amaryllis, you speak my language. This is the type of poetry I need to read when I am mega-stressed (and at any other time for that matter!). Thank you for the wonderful experience. I am still there. Owl |
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