Lake Chatuge - photo by Barry BeallMountain Seagull
Mountains stretch like layers,
Payne's Grey parchment,
growing fainter
as they reach toward
pale cerulean sky.
The Bald pokes its head
Mountains stretch like layers,
Payne's Grey parchment,
growing fainter
as they reach toward
pale cerulean sky.
The Bald pokes its head
up through a hood of clouds.
Lake Chatuge wraps mountains,
lapping love, cool in coves
tucked tightly between peaks.
Triangled sailboats, red and yellow
swiftly blow before the wind
that rustles maples, locust trees
where songbirds rest.
My spirit soars above the scene,
a seagull far from home,
yearning to embrace all this
and build a nest.
Lake Chatuge wraps mountains,
lapping love, cool in coves
tucked tightly between peaks.
Triangled sailboats, red and yellow
swiftly blow before the wind
that rustles maples, locust trees
where songbirds rest.
My spirit soars above the scene,
a seagull far from home,
yearning to embrace all this
and build a nest.
Hi Glenda,
ReplyDeletelovely poem - I like the idea of a seagull in the mountains! Jim C
Thanks, Jim.
ReplyDeleteI just cannot make my text come out in all the same fonts on this blog sometimes. I hope to get some lessons soon and maybe I'll do better.
Lines and spaces don't work properly either.
This poem came to me when I saw a seagull on Lake Chatuge soon after I moved to these lovely mountains. I couldn't believe it, but there it was.
Glenda
Glenda-me and Chitter both loved this poem!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tipper, for your comment. And thanks to Chitter for reading my poem. I'm complimented that she enjoyed it. Tell her we will post one of her poems when she wants to send it.
ReplyDeleteDear Glenda, my mountain seagull friend, you do embrace these smoky tarns with eyes and spirit clear. The embrace is returned, I know.
ReplyDeleteLoved your poem! Pat Workman
Thanks, Pat. So good to hear from you and to have you back with NCWN West.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to reading more of your poetry.
Glenda,
ReplyDeleteThe poem with the picture above is just lovely. Thanks for letting us read it. Glenda Barrett