Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

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Waterlily Garden

Dragonflies practice their ballet
Tendering aflutter their cordial invites
Where nymphs and faeries play

A playful shimmer of glistening ripples
Mirrors of gilded sunlight enchantment
In a universe of magic and serenity

A microcosm of enticing fantasy
A hint of underwater wonderland
Looking on at wavelets quivering

Graceful baby mermaids clone
Under waterlilies that float unfurled
adrift soaking up afternoon rays

Idle with zenlike inspiration
Revelling with flair finesse
Inducing a meditative state

A replica of eden’s garden
Where freedom is a gift
Offered on a ray of sunshine



Published in my photo/poetry book ~WATERLILY  GARDEN~ 2019

AP: 2nd place 2025, 2nd place 2020, 3rd place 2025

Submitted on September 5, 2019 for N/A THE DAY AWAY sponsored by LU LOO  -  RANKED 2ND

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Beautiful Scars September 7, 2019 at 2:20 AM o the imagery! freedom is a gift and we should embrace it. And the first line caught my attention right away which is what I hoped for. Great poem lovely Line...Thank you for your participation and congratulations on your placement :)-luloo Line Gauthier September 7, 2019 at 9:29 AM Thank you so much, Lu Loo. Most appreciated.

Timothy Mcguire August 26, 2019 at 9:06 PM Wonderful! I love "wavelets quivering" Line Gauthier August 26, 2019 at 10:18 PM Thanks, Timothy, for your much appreciated visit and comment.

Gershon Wolf August 25, 2019 at 2:46 PM Wow! I would enter this poem in Nina's WOW contest, as every line of this poem is an inspired WOW, at least in my opinion. This goes right into my FAVES. Samuel Taylor Coleridge-like in its rich imagery. Amazing! :) gw Line Gauthier August 26, 2019 at 10:20 PM Thanks, Gershon. I'm considering this a win. I value your opinion highly. Gershon Wolf August 26, 2019 at 8:30 PM Too bad I wasn't judging the contest. This one would have been way up there!! There's just no accounting for taste. To each, his own. ~ gw Line Gauthier August 25, 2019 at 3:36 PM Thank you so much for the lovely visit and compliment, Gershon. I took your advice and entered it as the 50th poem in Nina's contest... so just under the gun.

Caren Krutsinger August 25, 2019 at 6:43 AM A favorite for me. Should be in a Zen book. Line Gauthier August 25, 2019 at 7:18 AM Thank you for your lovely compliment, Caren. Most appreciated.

Lindsay Laurie August 24, 2019 at 8:44 PM G'day Line … a nice picture poem indeed Line. Waterlilies provide a wonderful environment on waterways and dams, however the water hyacinth is classed as a noxious weed here - thank you Line - Lindsay Line Gauthier August 24, 2019 at 8:57 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Lindsay. I had to google the water hyacinth - good to know.