Life Giving Lake

Life-giving blue lake filled almost to rim Brings beauty and delight to ones full of dreams Gives plentiful to migrated Canadian geese Offers cozy homes to duck families Meditating Cranes stand by banks Male Gobblers dance charmingly ruffling their fans Red-tailed Hawks, Kestrels and Eagles circle over high Searching for tasty meal using exceptional eye Clever Blue Jays show presence by daring loud quacks Chirping Robins feed on insects in small cracks Scurrying squirrels enjoy hidden nut feasts Draw packs of howling coyotes Grassy greens become playground for scampering rabbits Nourish Black-tail Deer with scrumptious treats Ornate blooming fields of wild lupines, larkspur and poppies Heighten magnificence of surroundings Bursting woodlands of Digger pines and varieties of Oaks Provide blackbirds, quails, towhees and wrens continual homes Filled with moderate hills and dirt trails I’m in awe of the splendor of the landscape Glorious sunsets heighten beauty of the lake Displaying shades of yellow, orange and fiery red Astonished by generous affluence from dear Mother Earth I bow to her feeling gratified and loved