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The Green Swamp (Nature Challenge)
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The Green Swamp (Nature Challenge) |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores 
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The Green Swamp ~*Marge Tindal*~ Among the towering Cypress trees greeting my morning stomp Fowl and fauna of nature dwells in the bayou of The Green Swamp Headway waters of Florida's underground aquifer abounds Sending life to all in clear, cool sips of water's surround Cranes, Egrets and Foxes play among the Elderberry on display 'Tis the place that I love to roam this Green Swamp that I call home Wild Blackberries on the bush brambled-sweet delight Oh, the sound of Crickets chirping far into the night Fragrance of Magnolia lemony-nostril treat Butterfly-laden Sawgrasses trod softly 'neath my feet Moonlight covers The Green Swamp putting all to rest Great Horned Owl nestles little ones in the nest I breathe in the beauty Green Swamp in all her splendor Thinking this is just the way my forefathers did remember I do all I can to keep the majesty pristine Remembering the legendary spirits walking through my dreams If you have a chance and happen to come my way I'll share the wonder of The Green Swamp on any given day ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
Oh, Marge, sounds delicious. I love nature. Your swamp sounds so cool! Lovely poem and well written. Will say challenge well met! ~netswan |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
NetSwan~ Giggling here with heady delight ... I live on Green Swamp Road ... so this beauty is my front door and my back door. I love it ... thank you for liking it too. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
WOW Marge this is wonderful, thanks for taking me there.  Je t'aime plus qu'hier et moins que demain." I love you more than yesterday and less than tomorrow (unkown) |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
DarkAngel~ Thanks ... the vast array of nature on display is where I hang my heart. So pleased you enjoyed the visit. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Marge, your Green Swamp sounds so unspoilt and really a wonderful creation..... just like this poem that describes it!! Great poem, Marge!! challenge met with such style and grace as only you can produce. Love and hugs, Lil' Lizzie  "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
Marge this is beautiful and I'd love to share the bayou with you, share every magical sight and sound. Great work! And as requested I shall move this to op 7 so other friends can enjoy this piece as much as I did.  Isis I'll tell you this...... No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn..... ~Isis~ (Goddess - Sovereign of the Spirit) |
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JOY 14 Senior Member
since 1999-09-22
Posts 1419Wisconsin USA |
Marge, magnafiuq! spelling, I know. (what? doesn't that say it all? lol)Joy |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Marge~ I am right there with you!! Sounds like a wonderful place...would love to visit it sometime. The places that are untouched by man are always the best. Thanks for sharing your little corner of the world with us!! I loved it!! Lone Wolf Friends are friend forever if the Lord's the Lord of them and a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end. --Michael W. Smith |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Lil' Lizzie~ It is a beautiful place to find nature at her finest. I hope I've shared a little of myself with you ... wish you could see it through my eyes. Isis~ The Green Swamp is a work of art. One can easily get 'lost' in it's beauty. The echos of many spirits walk her depths. Joy~ Thank you ... that does 'say it all'. LoneWolf~ Come on down ! There's always a stump to share with friends. It is serenity at it's finest. Love ya' ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
What! ... No Mosquitoes? very nice Marge Rex |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Rex~ If you go a'walking in The Swamp at night you'll never be seen again. The 'skeeters' are so humongous they'll pick you up and take you where they want to for their feast. You won't walk in The Swamp no more when devoured by these beasts. They buzz about like buzzards I'd swear they're gators with wings. There is no getting away from these blood-sucking things. *Thanks for closing The Green Swamp Chamber Of Commerce  ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Big man-eating "skeeters" Weren't mentioned before.... Praps I'll think twice Prior to taking the tour. If I do visit this idyllic place, I'd have to dress like an beekeeper! And spray plenty of repellent too... Hey, I'd look like the Green Swamp Grim Reaper! Thank you for sharing this paradisical stop, I enjoyed greatly my stay. Now that I've seen it through your eyes, From the "skeeters" I'll stay far away!! ------------------------------------ Hey, Marge, great poems! Those "skeeters" sound pretty blood thirsty to me....*scratching the massive bites they have inflicted*....how lucky I escaped alive! Er...next time before I check something out thru your eyes, please warn me of the dangers!! *scratch....scratch* Hey, anyone got any anthistamine for me? Love and hugs, Lizzie "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Marge~ This is picture perfect, you took me on a journey most grand. You are so lucky to have this at your doorstep, what a view to wake up to ((sigh)) Luv Tracie~ Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Lil' Lizzie~ Now I wouldn't let the 'skeeters' eat such a delightful morsel as you. Cute, cute reply. The Swamp awaits you. Tracie~ In spite of the 'rumors' that 'skeeters' thrive on visitors ... it is indeed an awesome place to be. Thanks, hon. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Ah Marge, I've visited Florida many a time, and it still beckons me back today. You've made up my mind ... next vacation stop yet again. I can't get enough ... thanks for taking me back with such a wonderfully picturesque poem ... I can smell the Magnolia now ... Best wishes, /Kit |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kit~ Oh, I'm glad to have had the chance to 'flip' your mind's coin. The day rises mistily across the meadow's rise to the lovely blossoming magnolia. It is a scent from Heaven sent. I planted three on my property and they are heavy with blossom almost all the year through. In the evening, mosquitoes not withstanding, I can sit on my back porch and see the fireworks from Disney World compete with the stars. It's awesomely lovely. ~*Marge*~< !signature--> ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] [This message has been edited by Marge Tindal (edited 05-31-2000).] |
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