Line Gauthier Poet Rhyme

Mother Earth, My Mortal Muse

This is my love letter to our lovely planet oasis
Alas taken for granted and abused on a daily basis
Through the years she’s provided me with much joy and wonder
She’s filled my heart with awesome scenes up above and down under
It chagrins me to think I’ve seen both my last rainbow and sunrise
Never again to be amazed by a sunset bearing radiant surprise
The feel of tree bark and rustling leaves on branches in the breeze
Intoxicating perfumes of lilacs, roses and gardenia that appease
The songs of birds large and small, the flow of rivers’ lifeblood
The exquisite purety of waterlilies that are rooted in mud
The smells of each season that inebriate all my senses
The feel of snowflakes on my skin and all those odd coincidences
No more nights looking up at a starry sky and the moon in all its phases
Pondering our insignificance within this grandeur and vastness that amazes



AP: 1st place 2020, Honorable Mention 2021

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Susan Gentry August 23, 2018 at 8:32 AM Congratulations on your win. You went in a completely different direction that I never considered. Such a beautiful, well-written poem. Line Gauthier August 23, 2018 at 1:18 PM Thank you so much for your lovely visit, Susan.

Subimal Sinha-Roy August 23, 2018 at 3:27 AM Congratulations, Lin on your win. A lovely poem on this beautiful earth we all must protect. Line Gauthier August 23, 2018 at 6:51 AM Absolutely, Subimal. Thank you for your lovely visit and comment.

Virginia Waters August 23, 2018 at 1:46 AM congrats on another win with great honour to our home- thank you Line Gauthier August 23, 2018 at 6:52 AM Thanks, Virginia. Much appreciated.

Connie Marcum Wong August 22, 2018 at 3:36 AM Your lovely poem that honors mother nature just glows with the brillince of your well chosen words! I loved this entry! Congratulations on your win Line! : ) Line Gauthier August 23, 2018 at 6:52 AM Thank you so much, Connie, for your lovely visit and comment.

Francesca Pappadogiannis August 22, 2018 at 12:09 AM Exquisite, Line...... These words made me feel one with the Earth. Just lovely! Congratulations on your win xx Line Gauthier August 23, 2018 at 6:51 AM Thank you for your lovely visit and comment, Francesca.

Gregory Richard Barden August 21, 2018 at 10:16 PM This is just marvelous, Line, and it touches on something that I consider and pray about every day of my life, the way man has treated this miracle planet we've been blessed with - we war over it, kill for it, and when we take possession, we wring it for every drop, and spoil it with our refuse. I loved this write of intelligence and deep thought, and you should be very proud of it. Sincere congratulations on your FOURTH PLACE in the 'My Muse, Mortal' Poetry Contest - blessings, my friend! :-)<3 Line Gauthier August 21, 2018 at 10:33 PM Thank you for your most appreciated feedback, Gregory.I enjoyed this challenge very much.

Gershon Wolf August 21, 2018 at 9:28 PM Wonderful verse, Line. Echoes of Act 3 of Our Town, … Emily asking the Narrator if anyone ever really appreciates how wonderful life is, … and the narrator answering that maybe the saints and the Poets do … Congrats on your well deserved win in the contest. Best wishes, Gershon Gregory Richard Barden August 21, 2018 at 10:10 PM “EMILY: "Does anyone ever realize life while they live it...every, every minute?" STAGE MANAGER: "No. Saints and poets maybe...they do some.” ? Thornton Wilder, Our Town (Great suggestion, Gershon!) :-) Line Gauthier August 21, 2018 at 9:35 PM Thank you for sharing this wonderful comment, Gershon. Much appreciated.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart August 21, 2018 at 9:04 AM This brought tears to my eyes dear poetess. We both wrote love poems to 'mother' :) Congratulations on your win with this beautiful, moving, heartfelt ink. xomo! Line Gauthier August 21, 2018 at 10:03 AM O Maurren, Your comment touched me so. Thank you for your most appreciated visit.

Curtis Moorman August 21, 2018 at 3:19 AM In the words of the much loved hymn, "Oh Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all the worlds Thy hands have made...." and you spelled it out so beautifully in your poem. I love it! Line Gauthier August 21, 2018 at 8:17 AM Thank you so much, Curtis. What a lovely comment.

Wendy Watson August 21, 2018 at 2:08 AM You’ve incorporated so many of my favourite blessings of life, Line. I really enjoyed your poem. Best wishes Wendy Line Gauthier August 21, 2018 at 8:17 AM Thank you so much for your lovely visit and comment, Wendy.

Suzanne Delaney July 4, 2018 at 11:36 AM Nature is so inspiring, Line: That will be my biggest regret on dying -to leave this beauty behind. Thanks for sharing these thoughts. SuZ Line Gauthier August 21, 2018 at 8:18 AM Dear SuZ, don't underestimate what's coming!

Sandra Haight July 1, 2018 at 7:13 PM I like where this contest led you, Line. Yes, we do take nature for granted at times, but how terrible to know its beauty will be gone from our sight some day. A lovely tribute, so well written. Best wishes for the contest. Hugs, Sandra Line Gauthier July 1, 2018 at 7:23 PM Thank you, Sandra, for your lovely visit and comment. Most appreciated.

Subimal Sinha-Roy June 29, 2018 at 6:26 AM Amazingly beautiful, Line. Nature perceived at the best. Line Gauthier June 29, 2018 at 9:19 AM Thank you so much, Submial. Most appreciated.