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Lake Or Pool

swimming in a lake
among bullfrogs and catfish
natural hot springs
in patches of cold water
a water snake shimmies past

swimming in pool
heavily chlorinated 
reddening my eyes
I long for a cool pond
my own private lake in woods

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/28/2019 12:39:00 PM

Love the imagery and contrast

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 6/28/2019 6:35:00 PM

Thank you Andrea. I used to have my own private lake; there was nothing more marvelous. It had natural hot springs in it. Sometimes a water snake would slide across my path in the water raising its head in slight acknowledgement.