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This Scene Before Me

A free verse done in a quatern form  (1st line moves to each stanza but  is here, I have more syllables in each line in free form then is allowed inQuatern 



     This scene before me is one of ideals
     A dugout canoe of faded yellow, afloat
     The fisherman winding his every day hopes
     On a pop bottle spool with only one hook

     Amid cliff sides of rising mountains, they come
     This scene before me is one of ideals
     Desires for adventures rendered sublime
     In and out the cultures drift, on the divide

     Accommodate the wandering nomad in us
     Sharing our similarities, learning to trust
     This scene before me is one of ideals
     Country and culture calling out to the world

     Accept the intrusions on centuries old life
     Finding the rhythm, new outlooks attained
     Why the world matters you’re shown right away
     This scene before me, is one of ideals


               written:  10-13-2019
Copyright Protected 2019   Jeanne McGee
Written in San Marco, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Copyright © Jeanne Mcgee | Year Posted 2019

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Quoth Theraven Date: 10/22/2019 11:31:00 PM Jeanne, This is a very nice setting for a poem to be born. Quite amazed at the 'pop bottle spool' used by the hopeful fisherman. -Richard Login to Reply

Lindsay Laurie Date: 10/14/2019 8:37:00 PM Hello Jeanne … nicely presented and enjoyed your cultural learning - thank you Jeanne - Lindsay Login to Reply

Arturo Michael Date: 10/13/2019 8:41:00 PM Ideals that hurt to break...Love the concept of the write Login to Reply Jeanne Mcgee Date: 10/13/2019 9:03:00 PM What I've been seeing in many place I've traveled, is the locals unwillingness to change and they just keep doing what they always have and the travelers do what they do and when they mix together there is respect. first time I saw this was in the Cinque a Terre in Italy about 10 years ago.