Thursday, August 31, 2017

At the Lake

Lake Chelan
Photo © 2017 Jennifer Wagner


Love comes in soft waves—or bold,
and leans in toward our shores—
keeping and staying, freeing and swaying,
ebbing—

Chasing us, when we need to be chased,
holding us, starlit, and
echoing
long
after
night falls.


© 2017 Jennifer Wagner

An acrostic for dVerse.

Lake Chelan is a lake in central Washington and is one of my favorite places to be.  My family has done a lot of living, laughing and loving while visiting there.

23 comments:

  1. Very nice poem in praise of love and a lovely lake.

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  2. Love the motion and the sound of the lake. It's like you know it's Song.

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  3. I like the comparison of love to the ebb and flow of your lake

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  4. Lovely poem. Lakes, seas, etc all seem to call to the blue in us.

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  5. I love the lake as metaphor and how you have hidden the acrostic there in plain view...

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  6. I can feel the beauty of the lake, whispering its song.

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  7. A grand tribute to Lake Chelan and to memories.

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  8. Didn't see the acrostic until brudberg pointed it out. Lovely and creative my clever friend.

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  9. Memories entwined with nature, forever to cherish!!

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  10. Your poem is like a soft, tender whisper. 💛

    -Imelda

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  11. Gorgeous, sumptuous writing. Loved this.

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  12. Sounds like you've had some excellent experiences in Chelan. I appreciate how you described some of love's effects.

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  13. What a beautiful poem, so romantic and written with style and grace!

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  14. __ As we follow nature, its gift, is love to they that feel; yours, a splendid and vital verse Jenn! _m

    stars afloat
    on this darkened lake
    nature's love

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  15. miss your pen, Jennifer. so many have gone silent this past year....

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  16. Gorgeous.
    Wonderfull.
    Adorable.
    Magnificent...
    as thou art...

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Thank you for your thoughts!