Vacation: Lake Louise

Of the places of wonder,  to travel and wander
I would return once again to the chasms of time
Banff National Park is the jewel in the crown
On the rim of the world where pure silence is found
and the edge of a glacier where white peaks have climbed
Where eyes are astonished and cloistered we'll find
a lake, named Louise, ringed with forest and trees.

The beauty is cradled  beyond  one's belief
Where centuries seep through the cracks in the ice
and monuments melt much faster than light 
Enlightened are those who will come to respect
each breath-taking view, every chance to reflect.

Gaunt pines have climbed, on ridges that sigh
with spokes of long fingers that reach to the sky
It seems that their branches are stars we can't find
With reverence, unspoken, while throats swell in pain
In gratitude, for magnitudes of nature's refrain

My breath is unable to shape a weak voice
or rejoice in the miracle mere mortals will find
I will stare out and marvel at the bright early morn
as I hear my heart beating, and my soul is re-born
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2/18/16  For "Take A Vacation" Contest
Sponsor:  Lin Lane

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