Beautiful Mammoth Mountain Memories

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3/26/2025 for Write Eight Beautiful Lines sponsored by Constance La France

Drinking from clear, gurgling streams, catching frogs, unfolding dreams, without iPhones, watches or clocks, sitting high on granite rocks - my memory is unwinding a young boy exploring and finding pumice and obsidian flakes in the mountains over Mammoth Lakes.

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Terry Miller

Date: 3/31/2025 3:05:00 AM

These are great memories, lovely poem my friend, congratulations

thriveni c mysore

Date: 3/31/2025 12:25:00 AM

you did like frogs, k'd any? beautiful write dear friend. Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!!

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 3/30/2025 5:53:00 PM

As for content - what sweet memories. As for form, spot on my friend! Lovely work Dave. Congratulations. :)

David Crandall
Date: 3/30/2025 8:03:00 PM

Thanks elle, yes, great memories of when I was a kid.

Lin Lane

Date: 3/26/2025 9:29:00 AM

Those wonderful childhood memories are valuable treasures to hold. Very nostalgic write, David. Mammoth Lakes. I hope those DNA mammoth cloned mice aren't going to lead to those wooly beasts returning from extinction!

David Crandall
Date: 3/26/2025 3:53:00 PM

Thanks Lin - haha, yeah, I saw a picture of those. I only had 8 lines, so I got into the rocks, but i feel sorry I missed the beautiful flora and fauna of the area.