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Splendor of the Night |
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Trillium 
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA 
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Splendor of the Night When the evening light is fading And the eastern mountains show The faintest yellow outline From a full moon's golden glow, Then the world seems hushed and waiting For the vision to appear. The beams that flood the country And the higher atmosphere. As the radiance is spreading, How the beauty of the scene Entrances me to straying By the water's silver sheen, Where I sit and watch in wonder At the things I've never seen. Like moonlight on the wingspan Of an owl in silent flight And the deer that come for browsing, In the splendor of the night. The raccoons in the shallows, Where the hunting must be good And the shyer night-time creatures As they creep out from the wood. I'm glad I live in country Where these animals live on. There are places where the moonlight Only shows that they are gone! Betty Lou Hebert Published in Rhyme Time Magazine 1999 [This message has been edited by Trillium (edited 07-17-2001).] |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
This is very beautiful and you must have a wonderful country. Joyce |
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Jeen Member
since 2000-06-07
Posts 91 |
Wow I am in the downstairs den on the computer with a view of blue burlap on the back of our yards swing, but for a moment I was in your country too. Jeen |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Joyce: We really are blessed to live where we do. There are two creeks that run across our property and at the confluence is a small wetlands area. We often see moose wading through and we have such a wonderful selection of wildlife around us. The other night there was a moose with two calves just up the road from where we live. We see bear once in awhile but find their tracks along the creeks. We're only 15 miles from town, but it's a sparsely settled area. Betty Lou Hebert |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Jeen: I'm so glad my poem opened up a vision of country life at it's best. At least for me, coexisting with nature is a real source of pleasure. Thanks for your comments. Betty Lou Hebert |
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Moon Dust
since 1999-06-11
Posts 2177Skelmersdale, UK |
Yep loved it, filled me with many visions I dont get to see too often. You don't have a choice to die but you do have a choice how you meet it. |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
Very beautiful, I enjoyed your beautiful picture of a wild life night..those are the kind I enjoy the best! |
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Voiceless Senior Member
since 2001-02-19
Posts 686Under the stars upon the wind |
this helped remind me of how much there is in my own backyard! ~*Freedom Is Not Free*~ (Korean War Memorial) |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Moondust and Voicelss: Thanks for your comments and glad you enjoyed this. Betty Lou Hebert |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Songbird: Thanks. I'm glad you could relate to the poem. Betty Lou Hebert |
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