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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

Copyright © Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart | Year Posted 2019

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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 Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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:-) Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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 Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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 Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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 Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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 Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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 Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 4/5/2019 1:48:00 PM Thank you Talin :) xomo

Lady Labyrinth Date: 3/30/2019 1:41:00 AM beautiful. x Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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... Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart 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