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Lake Front Properties

Treed in the great lake can barely be seen from the cabin the view the least of its prized properties Down a steep path a small wooden platform sits on the edge of the pebbled shore The sweetest spot When the lake is calm when the swans come in the booming steady beat of their wings heard before seen builds in depth and intensity As sound waves lap against the wall of trees the layers converge in a Cygnus Symphony Passing the music fades 03.24.19 Intensity Poetry Contest Sponsored by Julia Ward

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Susan Ashley

Date: 5/30/2019 10:19:00 PM

It is such pleasure to re-read this enchanting poem once again and offer you my heartiest congratulations for your excellent win, Mo. This gem sparkles. Warmest wishes always, my lovely.. ~Susan <3

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/31/2019 6:50:00 AM

Thank you so much Lovely! Hugs xomo <3

Edward Ibeh

Date: 5/30/2019 3:19:00 PM

Beautiful poem with awesome imagery, Maureen:-)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/31/2019 6:49:00 AM

Thank you Edward :) xomo

Sandra Haight

Date: 4/27/2019 5:38:00 PM

Wonderful imagery in your poem, Maureen. Congratulations on your place on such a short list of winners. Hugs, Sandra

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/28/2019 7:55:00 AM

Thank you Sandra! Warm hugs :) xomo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/25/2019 1:46:00 PM

Congrats on your win in this challenging contest, my intense friend. Well-deserved! ~ gw

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/26/2019 7:28:00 AM

Thank you my friend ;) xomo!

Julia Ward

Date: 4/25/2019 11:59:00 AM

Very good, but I was looking for an outstanding title - see those of the top three winning entries.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/26/2019 7:25:00 AM

I thought the title might be hit or miss, but I liked how it played off the poem. Thank you so much for this inspiring challenge, I am thrilled to place.

Line Gauthier

Date: 4/25/2019 11:56:00 AM

Bravo, Maureen... "a Cygnus Symphony" is lovely! Congrats on your win.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/26/2019 7:07:00 AM

Thank you Line! :) xomo <3

Susan Ashley

Date: 4/7/2019 3:22:00 PM

Superb artistry! I was completely enthralled by your enchanting poem, Mo. I loved this piece from your clever title to the last word, I especially admired your ‘Cygnus Symphony’ stanza and the last two lines that followed. Warmest wishes always my lovely.. ~Susan <3

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/7/2019 5:59:00 PM

Thank you Susan! I'm delighted for the prompt, this been needing a poem a while now ;) thrilled how it came together <3 mo hugs!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 4/4/2019 5:02:00 PM

This is lovely Mo and a great example to inspire poetry for your contest. I am inspired to join in. Easter blessings, Connie xxoo

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/5/2019 1:50:00 PM

Thank you Connie! I realized this piece is still contending, I had to remove that note on my contest, hoping the sponsor of this one didn't read it ;) oops! Warm Easter hugs to you, xomo

Talin Kalishian

Date: 4/4/2019 4:15:00 PM

I like it , very detailed and imaginative

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/5/2019 1:48:00 PM

Thank you Talin :) xomo

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 3/30/2019 1:41:00 AM

beautiful. x

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/30/2019 8:20:00 AM

Thank you Lovely. xomo

John Lawless

Date: 3/25/2019 8:38:00 AM

OH, Mo, there is a power in the wings of the swans that ripples the air as they pass over an idle kayak. Beautifully written, great visual treat.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/25/2019 8:58:00 AM

That's, like, birder's porn poem, please post that. ;)

Jeff Connelly

Date: 3/24/2019 9:21:00 PM

Wonderful wording. I love the idea of a swan symphony. Swan lake. Always great to come home from work and read you Maureen. Thanks.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/24/2019 10:00:00 PM

thank you Jeff, an inspiring (and challenging) contest prompt, this has been waiting a few years to be made into a poem. xomo

Silent One

Date: 3/24/2019 2:21:00 PM

Omg...What have you done wirh Mo Mo? O call you the queen of the short form and then you go an do this lol... this is great dor imagery and i like how the poem develops its intensity as it goes on... love to hear thay Cygnus symphony...

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/24/2019 7:48:00 PM

hee hee ;) Well it did take me a few days (& years) to write this... xomo!

Vijay Pandit

Date: 3/24/2019 12:34:00 PM

Excellent from start to finish..I gained the view and heard the music from the sweetest spot..quite lovely poem, Maureen.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/24/2019 2:03:00 PM

Thank you Vijay! I'm thrilled how it came together with this contest prompt; been waiting to poem that experience a while now ;) xomo!

Lawrence Sharp

Date: 3/24/2019 12:24:00 PM

An outstanding sensory presentation, somehow thick with melancholy, I think. Great write.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/24/2019 1:50:00 PM

Thank you so much Lawrence. I did not at first see the meloncholy, but remembering the occasion, it was so awe evoking that some meloncholy did slip in as they left; the kind of moment you wish could last forever. xomo