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Salt and Pepper

Laughing loons calling to you Blood red eyes diving deeper Until they surface, bellies full and fat Salt and pepper feathers dance in the sun Gliding past sound sleeping cedars on shore The lake sitting still like glass Under steamy morning breathe Hiding from the sun rays streaking down soft Spring time cold, in the height of summer days Crystal clear and deep, bottom disappears Surrounded in dense forest Humming summer melodies Peat moss beneath the shadows of tall pines Blanket to the rock basement of the woods Nature’s curtain it wraps around the lake Few people ever visit Only the lucky ones do Escape to drift upon calm clear waters Troll for lake trout while basking in the sun Silent they observe nature’s sweetest gifts Think heaven is over head? Or, perhaps right here instead March 24, 2018
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Shepard Avatar
April 14, 2018 at 9:36 PM
The poem is wonderful. Love the imagery. However; I am a little baffled on the title.
Cooke Avatar
April 17, 2018 at 7:59 AM
Thanks Anna! The title is owed to an old fishing pal, who believed in following the "Salt & Pepper" (a.k.a loons) to the fish!
Gauthier Avatar
April 9, 2018 at 8:20 AM
O yes, heaven is right there below. Awesome write. Congrats on your well deserved win, Tyler.
Cooke Avatar
April 9, 2018 at 12:08 PM
Thank you Line, glad you agree!
Gentry Avatar
April 7, 2018 at 7:36 PM
A beautiful poem! Congratulations on your win with this descriptive and rhythmic poems. I want to go there.
Cooke Avatar
April 9, 2018 at 12:07 PM
Thank you for the kind words Susan!
Roper Avatar
April 5, 2018 at 5:17 PM
Excellent write Tyler.. congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve ~`*
Cooke Avatar
April 9, 2018 at 12:07 PM
Thanks Eve!
Pinet Avatar
March 24, 2018 at 11:52 AM
A wonderful poem that brings nature to the page in all its splendor, well done my friend, Emile.
Cooke Avatar
April 9, 2018 at 12:07 PM
Thank you Emile, truly enjoyed your contest.
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