Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Poet Free verse

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 May 30, 2019 at 10:19 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 Pigeon Tart May 31, 2019 at 6:50 AM Thank you so much Lovely! Hugs xomo <3

Edward Ibeh May 30, 2019 at 3:19 PM Beautiful poem with awesome imagery, Maureen:-) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 31, 2019 at 6:49 AM Thank you Edward :) xomo

Sandra Haight April 27, 2019 at 5:38 PM Wonderful imagery in your poem, Maureen. Congratulations on your place on such a short list of winners. Hugs, Sandra Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 28, 2019 at 7:55 AM Thank you Sandra! Warm hugs :) xomo

Gershon Wolf April 25, 2019 at 1:46 PM Congrats on your win in this challenging contest, my intense friend. Well-deserved! ~ gw Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 26, 2019 at 7:28 AM Thank you my friend ;) xomo!

Julia Ward April 25, 2019 at 11:59 AM Very good, but I was looking for an outstanding title - see those of the top three winning entries. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 26, 2019 at 7:25 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 April 25, 2019 at 11:56 AM Bravo, Maureen... "a Cygnus Symphony" is lovely! Congrats on your win. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 26, 2019 at 7:07 AM Thank you Line! :) xomo <3

Susan Ashley April 7, 2019 at 3:22 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 Pigeon Tart April 7, 2019 at 5:59 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 April 4, 2019 at 5:02 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 Pigeon Tart April 5, 2019 at 1:50 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 April 4, 2019 at 4:15 PM I like it , very detailed and imaginative Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 5, 2019 at 1:48 PM Thank you Talin :) xomo

Lady Labyrinth March 30, 2019 at 1:41 AM beautiful. x Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 30, 2019 at 8:20 AM Thank you Lovely. xomo

John Lawless March 25, 2019 at 8:38 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 Pigeon Tart March 25, 2019 at 8:58 AM That's, like, birder's porn poem, please post that. ;)

Jeff Connelly March 24, 2019 at 9:21 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 Pigeon Tart March 24, 2019 at 10:00 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 March 24, 2019 at 2:21 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 Pigeon Tart March 24, 2019 at 7:48 PM hee hee ;) Well it did take me a few days (& years) to write this... xomo!

Vijay Pandit March 24, 2019 at 12:34 PM Excellent from start to finish..I gained the view and heard the music from the sweetest spot..quite lovely poem, Maureen. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 24, 2019 at 2:03 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 March 24, 2019 at 12:24 PM An outstanding sensory presentation, somehow thick with melancholy, I think. Great write. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 24, 2019 at 1:50 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