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A River On Sunday

A River on Sunday


Daybreak
Ghosts dance on the lily pads
playing dodge ball with the creeping sun
escape into the unreachable blue.
Lone heron, imitates the stillness
of its own reflection.
A river follows its never ending,
ever-present, meandering course.

//RIVER//


John G. Lawless
9/6/2015
submitted to POEMS THAT DID NOT PLACE AND MORE – poetry contest

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 9/19/2015 8:48:00 AM

Awesome work !! No wonder it is in the winners’ list. Congrats..Sara

Tammy Reams

Date: 9/15/2015 6:14:00 PM

Congrats on your win John. A wonderful write on the river.

John Lawless
Date: 9/16/2015 9:32:00 AM

Thank you Tammy for stopping by to comment

Sandra Haight

Date: 9/14/2015 4:50:00 PM

Nice imagery, John. Congratulations on your win. Sandra

John Lawless
Date: 9/16/2015 9:32:00 AM

Thanks Sandra, it was a fun write...retelling and describing a morning kayak trip on the Charles River.

Skat A

Date: 9/14/2015 1:31:00 PM

John, congrats on placing in Nette's awesome contest. SKAT

John Lawless
Date: 9/16/2015 9:31:00 AM

Thanks SKAT, always nice to hear from you.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 9/14/2015 4:46:00 AM

so fine, john... the " unreachable blue" somehow gives off a feel of minty flavor to this piece..thank you for joining my contest and sweet congrats!

John Lawless
Date: 9/16/2015 9:31:00 AM

Nette, this one was easy.....I was out in my kayak early so this just recaptured the trip. Thanks for the contest prompt and as always thank you for the time and effort put into each contest.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 9/14/2015 4:01:00 AM

Congrats on ur superb winning write John!

Neva Romaine

Date: 9/12/2015 11:21:00 AM

Hey John, stopped by for a visit. This is so beautifully written. You can feel the peacefullness in it. Whether it placed or not, it is a wonderful poem. Be Blessed, Neva

John Lawless
Date: 9/16/2015 8:56:00 AM

Thanks Neva

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/11/2015 11:57:00 PM

glad you figured it out OH MY, how funny you did not know. I did not either until I asked someone, but I asked back in 2010. hahaha

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/10/2015 10:06:00 PM

Simply beautiful, John. Wish you would see me more often. I don't often get to the member poetry lists! I think your writing is so elegant.

John Lawless
Date: 9/10/2015 11:01:00 PM

Thank you for the kind words Andrea. I think I finally figured out(with a little help) how to initiate a "soup mail" so you may hear from me soon. Thanks for you continued support.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 9/10/2015 2:20:00 AM

Wonderful take on the theme John! Gl in contest!

John Lawless
Date: 9/10/2015 10:59:00 PM

Dr. Sharma, always nice to have a visit from you. Not sure if I made it in before the contest closed...