POND LIFE
White water lily rooted deep
Profusive alba in flora peep;
Over the surface,upside down
Waterboatman-nature's clown.
Spiders spin their bubbled bell
Close to a ramshorn in crimson shell;
Stick insects,two inches long
Feed midst a tumultuous throng;
Mosquitoes,midges and water fleas
Breed ' neath the shade of willow trees;
Rush,sedge in tall loose strife
In open ponds that team with life.
re-post from | Year Posted 2007
White water lily rooted deep
Profusive alba in flora peep;
Over the surface,upside down
Waterboatman-nature's clown.
Spiders spin their bubbled bell
Close to a ramshorn in crimson shell;
Stick insects,two inches long
Feed midst a tumultuous throng;
Mosquitoes,midges and water fleas
Bredd ' neath the shade of willow trees;
Rush,sedge in tall loose strife
In open ponds that team with life.
The day chilled rainy and gray
allowed the wind to sweep and sway
each and every tree that held tight its leaves
now released them to the slightest breeze.
Driving down the blackened road eroding
macadam faded into a multitude of leaves exploding,
the palette of beige colors warmly frayed
into a mix of shaded cool arrays.
Indescribable in the autumn beauty
the hues slipped down in skeleton nudity
of floating pale greens and burnt orange umbers
with mustard yellows and crimson passioned wonders.
The brilliant glow of a yellow pineapple sunned pear
could not match the creamed corn eggnog glare
where profusive light streamed in pink merlot blush
as colored magic sketched the last of autumn's brush.
White water lily rooted deep
Profusive alba in flora peep;
Over the surface,upside down
Waterboatman-nature's clown.
Spiders spin their bubbled bell
Close to a ramshorn in crimson shell;
Stick insects,two inches long
Feed midst a tumultuous throng;
Mosquitoes,midges and water fleas
Bredd ' neath the shade of willow trees;
Rush,sedge in tall loose strife
In open ponds that team with life.