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Waterlily Garden

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Dragonflies practice their ballet Tendering aflutter their cordial invites To a world of whimsy and frivolity 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 Where nymphs and faeries play As graceful baby mermaids clone Under waterlilies that float adrift Open unfurled soaking up sunrays 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 Submitted on September 5, 2019 for N/A THE DAY AWAY sponsored by LU LOO - RANKED 2ND and August 23, 2019 for WOW ME POETRY CONTEST sponsored by NINA PARMENTER

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Lu Loo

Date: 9/7/2019 2:20:00 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
Date: 9/7/2019 9:29:00 AM

Thank you so much, Lu Loo. Most appreciated.

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 8/26/2019 9:06:00 PM

Wonderful! I love "wavelets quivering"

Line Gauthier
Date: 8/26/2019 10:18:00 PM

Thanks, Timothy, for your much appreciated visit and comment.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/25/2019 2:46:00 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
Date: 8/26/2019 10:20:00 PM

Thanks, Gershon. I'm considering this a win. I value your opinion highly.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/26/2019 8:30:00 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
Date: 8/25/2019 3:36:00 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

Date: 8/25/2019 6:43:00 AM

A favorite for me. Should be in a Zen book.

Line Gauthier
Date: 8/25/2019 7:18:00 AM

Thank you for your lovely compliment, Caren. Most appreciated.

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 8/24/2019 8:44:00 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
Date: 8/24/2019 8:57:00 PM

Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Lindsay. I had to google the water hyacinth - good to know.