To God I thank you for the creation of nature,
so soothing to the soul
As I ran along a waterway observed two freshwater turtles
To God, once again I thank for the creation of nature
it always makes me feel whole
solunar evening
serene azure beckoning ~
stirrers of the deep
(August Full Moon – Great Lakes and Lake Champlain)
some species of shark
can swim in freshwater like
some inland rivers
2019 September 10
The Dilettante Diaries: “Freshwater”
This is how it begins
Opposite side of the chequered board
Black and White, a game to win
The 50 Move Rule flirts consequences
of a burning mind
Through windows
Freshwater
is now lapping at his shores
She calls his bluff
Menu: Sardinian
he’s a soft Diamond in the Rough
Two travellers -
A Writer and another Writer
change course,
Two travellers on a journey
turn around, tack inwards towards the other
change the plot, rhyme and verse
Freshwater
The 50 Move Rule flirts consequences
of a burning mind
Opposite side of the chequerboard
This is how it begins
Black and White, a game to win
No Deer in the Cross Lights
She smiles
He grins
Freshwater
Lunch and a swim
(Lovejoy-Burton/September, 2018)
"Slow Air", Still Corners
https://youtu.be/h10-Q4vJGVY
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule
2. Pilu, Freshwater
Fresh water mermaids
Under a big crowned tree near the lake three land mermaids
sat knitting swimsuits, the saw me and sat still as rabbits, I pretended
not to see them but did use the corner of my left eye,
I notice many things that way
Thought of taking a picture but would not like to scare them back into
the lake again, inland mermaids have scaly leg and webbed feet,
not an edifying sight, but they can dress in trousers like Yoko Ono
and having the bearing of exotic artists.
Curiosity got the best of me I sneaked back to take a photo but
a bird whistled a tune they saw me and called me something bad in
a language I never had heard before, it sounded like frogs`
under a rainbow coloured waterfall made of a child`s tears,
besides they could run much fast than me so, I made a rapid retreat
while rabbits gleefully danced in the glade and crows strafed me
with the precision, a Luftwaffe pilot would be proud of.
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