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In summer she thunders majestically

her splendor spewing power soaked

sound waves of security cross the valley

and trails where tourists are cloaked

in her confident comforting mist.


In winter she quick silently retreats

to the mountaintop peaks of surrealist

chill hibernation eerily replete

with mankindness's self-interested

profit motive doused in froze song.


In spring dogwood bloom crested

redwoods and Rockies coax along

her re-emergence. She windchimes

her essence, then winds up her chords

karaoked according to times.


There was one spring when the lords

or ladies or deities or whatever

hushed her for a moment

in favor of the wailing fresh quiver

of fresh breath born to foment.

In summer she thunders majestically her splendor spewing power soaked sound waves of security cross the valley and trails where tourists are cloaked in her confident comforting mist. In winter she quick silently retreats to the mountaintop peaks of surrealist chill hibernation eerily replete with mankindness's self-interested profit motive doused in froze song. In spring dogwood bloom crested redwoods and Rockies coax along her re-emergence. She windchimes her essence, then winds up her chords karaoked according to times. There was one spring when the lords or ladies or deities or whatever hushed her for a moment in favor of the wailing fresh quiver of sprite breath born to foment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy Jones 9/26/11 (which happens to be my father's 80th birthday) Flowing water *I was born in the spring a few hundred yards (meters) from Yosemite Falls many moons ago *Rhyme scheme is ababc dcdef efghg hijij

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Date: 9/27/2011 5:25:00 AM
Great write, NJ, very unlikely of you too.
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