Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Let Us Build a Lake In the Woods

My husband had a great idea.
Let’s build a lake in the middle of my woods.
No, I screamed, I begged, I yelled.
For I did not want any of my oaks or maples felled.

I was talked into a lake, with the promise of cool
Water to swim, and maybe a natural spring or two.
It happened in the month of June, 
A Grand Canyon hole in the middle of my woods.

I could not believe how cavernous and 
Intensely clay-like that crater was. 
I had never seen anything so gigantic 
A Pentagon spaceship would have left more trees.

I figured it would take sixteen years to fill
In order to grow up and become a real live lake.
It took four weeks of constant rain. Less than a month.
I was swimming in it and it had two natural springs.

I think of it fondly, and my paddle boat and my bass boat too.
A wonderful couple of years I had on that lake, 
Swimming with dogs, getting bitten gently by fish,
My own nirvana, when the cool water hit my flesh in the morning.

Written 3-23-2019
Contest: Intensity
Sponsor: Julia Ward

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M. L. Kiser March 23, 2019 at 10:12 PM So peaceful, your lake; sounds wonderful; great write! Caren Krutsinger March 24, 2019 at 5:54 AM It was heavenly! A heaven on earth.

Heidi Sands March 23, 2019 at 6:32 PM Very nice Caren. I enjoyed this :) Caren Krutsinger March 23, 2019 at 7:40 PM I loved that lake, Heidi. I think of it often, but since I have 10 grandchildren and it was 27 feet deep, I am glad we moved.