Best Lakeside Poems

Who is feeding here, beside the lake, bare of grasses, 
stony ground, surrendered to thirst at golden dawn?

The lady at lake’s edge, washes no clothes, bares 
no feet, lifts no arms, surrenders to the beholden dawn.

The child of the lake plunges into sand, bares to...

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THE SOUND
(Lakeside Park – Denver - 1947)

number 5 pulls up
they pour out the trolley doors
entry all ablaze
that distant sound    excitement!
eyes closed    big smile    what heaven!


i’m remembering
harry james in the ballroom
his flashing trumpet
the flight of the bumblebee
how...

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My heart is swelling in my throat 
Candid emotions trespassing this note...
Love is the only cure to my heart
A cloud of fire depicting my past 
Now that you have finally arrived, 
trust and care would dwell inside.
My eternal lover we are not born to die...till...

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Rusted mountain twins
Emeralds float on glass sheet
Smoky smudge of trees...

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Here by this lake, the willows weep;
Dawn light awakes from deep dark sleep.

Pagodas stand: twin radiant calm;
See bridge arch trend with distant palms.

The waters flow in slow cascade;
Sense a bright glow in fluid parade.

Picturesque view of small boats far;
Diverts my que from thoughts ajar.

The cast...

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dim clouds drift-
through a lavender sky

full moon floats-
in the deepening shade

as silvery stars-
appear with a sigh

like shimmering tears-
for a loon serenade....

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The golden coat in the sky 
Turned the rest so dark
When reflected in the water
The lake was ignited with sparks. 

Within the magical shades,
The brightest shining object
Started Immerging slowly, 
And gave an eye enchanting effect. 

Light was diminishing 
The trees turned into shadows
A cool breeze...

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In the evening breeze, cool and soothing
Waves rolling and calling
And the birds chirping and tweeting
I make my forever dreams
Coined out of a memoir of days forgone

Far beyond the yellow horizon
In the hazy light of the setting sun
Dreams of days to come cross my mind
And I...

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Lured to the moon-splashed ledge by silver streaks
of valorous fish leapt to trace the slow sloped
parabola of atmosphere, I reach
the liquid and let the curious crests grope
my naked feet, muddied from midday rain
still gathered on the trail leading back home
in puddles held by a void....

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By this lake
A calm take


Note the feel
How time heals


Joy feels fond
Glad thoughts spawn


You and I
Touch the sky


Love and live
Touch and give


Cheer comes first
In sure burst


Feel bold feel
Know love's will


In good time
All things rhyme


Love moves play
Seize this day


By these shoppes
Dare bold hop


Writes move lines
Words flood fine




Leon...

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slow moving ripples
trees wrapped around waters edge
calming lakeside view

4-17-2018...

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The lake has its own orchestrated acoustics.
The quaking of oboes and the bassoon-ing honks
of a skein of geese 
conduct a loosely scored morning air.

Rustling reeds chime in fluted stems, 
a wind section throats through its hollow notes,

and then there is you.

you who hesitantly strum 
within...

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guitar in your arms
taken to heart
troubadour tempest of free form poetics
playing your part

talk in your sleep
dreams come untrue
mastering mystery-charm for the masses
acting on cue

mistrust in your eyes
callers on hold
awaiting without a clue at the reason
centuries old

guitar in your arms
turn and depart
maverick songs in the voice...

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Yesterday was NOT like all other days, it was special
Spent early morning lakeside watching nature's spectacle
Wild life before man's intervention
A quiet scene beyond description
Of peace and harmony, life's lofty peak, it's pinnacle...

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Yesterday was NOT like other days, it was special
Spent early morning lakeside watching nature's spectacle
Wildlife before man's intervention
A quiet scene beyond description
Of peace and harmony, life's lofty peak, it's the pinnacle
...

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