inland waterway
I joined the rowing boat in the middle of the dry lake
when a dust storm came whirling around screaming nasty words
and the shoreline disappeared.
The captain came down from the bridge wan ted his lunch
but he had to wait till the wind stopped which it did
in the afternoon.
I walked ashore, at the cafe the knew about the order
the captain had sent a text message.
I eat the food here,I said no point wrapping it up-
Driving home helicopters were using my lake as a training ground
no, there would not be an inland waterway here
no matter how much it rains the lake will only be a soggy hole
but how to explain this to the captain.
The ebb of the river
the flow of the stream
As the waterway narrows
~ Do fish abandon their dreams
river lush and rich
driftwood delays its journey -
the mountain snow melts
For William
There’s a rainbow in the sky
That wasn’t there before,
Special blueness in the ocean
As it rushes to the shore.
There’s a bright new shining star
Above the breathless trees
And I hear a haunting melody-
Indian flutes along the breeze.
His spirit, loosed from fetters
That held him to this earth,
Soars free of mortal chains
To experience new birth.
Now one with all of nature
In the music of the spheres,
He’s a part of all the things
He cherished so when here.
The works he did will never die -
For his memory lives on.
In the hearts of all he knew
He was the paragon.
exquisite turquoise waterway
your dancing jewels seen from every direction
the breezes of today glide toward your beauty
mountains at your back, showing you off
you make me feel alive, I feel honored
God has outdone Himself, creating this scene
spread out before me in a kaleidoscope of colors
I am awed, humbled, loving your beauty
You were worth the climb; no photo can ever do you justice.
inland waterway
I joined the rowing boat in the middle of the dry lake
when a dust storm came whirling around screaming nasty words
and the shoreline disappeared.
The captain came down from the bridge wanted his lunch
but he had to wait till the wind stopped which it did
in the afternoon.
I walked ashore, at the cafe, they knew about the order
the captain had sent a text message.
I eat the food here, and I said no point wrapping it up-
Driving home helicopters were using my lake as a training ground
no, there would not be an inland waterway here
no matter how much it rains the lake will only be a soggy hole
but how to explain this to the captain.
Our
Deep
River
Gently flows,
home of aquatic
life, animals, fish, and reed plants,
as it meanders through green picturesque countryside.
Emerald Waterway.
Cypress,tall pine trees adorn coastline,
Sun shimmers in blue sapphire river,
Little girl in glee gathers conch shells,
Stock dips the beak in its reflection,
Raindrops blend in,kids splash in river,
Landscapes mirror their matte and gloss frame,
Rocks bathe,river nurses aqua life,
Clematis sways with flowing river,
Waterfall flutes a tune for sand dunes,
Snail peeps out in the pool of river,
Slimy frog croaks at the crab to join,
Emerald waterway seems slender.
P.S-A poem of 12 lines with 9 syllables in each line.
Contest:River line new guidelines.
Sponsor:Rick Parise.
8/12/2016
Riddles twisting through the scalps,
Trace the paths that wind about
Pouring out through the watery spout
Like waterfalls, inside and out
Possessed by a madness,
Sadness reaps my every thought
Isolated by my shadow, I’m laying in the dark
And the river flows faster as the ferry embarks,
Behind brown eyes, find a crimson spark
As your prayer begins,
He seeks the mark of a sin,
Let the silver sink in,
Embracing your skin
And while every breath escapes from your heart,
You ask him, “What makes thee force my depart?”
With a love so strong, “Till death do us apart”
Day after day, this phrase you’d impart.
But when all control is powered by a fiend,
Darkness meets light, and the two are convened.
The passion of one causes will to concede,
Even when sacrifice compels thee to bleed.
And nothingness gathers to deliver me downward
Live amongst souls, and regret begins to shower
Blind to your ravenous taste to devour
From the day we began, you’ve dwelled within power
But confusion arouses where you don’t understand
I continue to love you, beyond my command
Dare you to rid me, you think that you can
But I’ll linger in this stream, from now till your end.
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