Open Poetry #8 |
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The Waterfall |
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linda munday Member
since 2000-06-17
Posts 315Adelaide, Australia ![]() |
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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