Elan Mudrow
Smidgens
Mountain Lake
I sit with her
Placing her in memory
Giving thoughts strength, yet
In her silence, she frightens me.
I rely on others
Camping upon her shore
To soothe my worry.
And although I haven’t
Seen her rimmed with snow
Echoing the clearest of nights,
Pitted with raindrops
Upon her clear face,
Witnessed her held tight
By mist and clouds,
I know she has experienced this.
She reflects me
Placing me inside her memory
Giving strength to her beauty, yet
In my silence, I frighten her.
She relies on the stream
And springs to ease her.
And although she hasn’t seen
All who I love, have loved,
My stumbles and woes
On nights of anxiety,
My elations and successes,
The clatter of the city
Reverberates within me
She knows I have experienced this.
elanmudrow@gmail.com
Everything beautiful in this post, the writing and the imagery.
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Ossipee lake NH. My temple
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You must be lucky. I like to visit remote lakes, like the one in the photo. Mt. Hood is just over the tree horizon.
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I live on a lake and I can honestly say that I look at it entirely different after reading this. Wonderful post
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Wonderful poem. And the picture seals the deal.
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A truly beautiful combination of natural imagery and heartfelt words. ❤
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Very deep and beautiful
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Lovely poem!
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Wonderful!
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Beautiful.
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No worries brother, thanks for sharing such beauty! 🙂
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Thanks so much!!
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Great poem. I really enjoy your art.:-)
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Thanks Barbara.
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Loved this
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That’s the lake that inspired the poem. It’s called Burnt Lake.
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Wow this poem goes perfectly with your picture.
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Perfection Elan!
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Fabulous! 🥀🥀🥀
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Nice picture and word combination, here!
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Amazing perspective on nature
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What an original poem – capturing our relationship with nature – wonderful and inspiring!
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I love this
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Beautifully written, and the essence of the lyric in poetry: The world reflected in the self, the self in the world. Here, a lake.
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Hauntingly beautiful is spot on … gorgeous
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Your interaction with the lake pulls me in. I sense your depths and the lake’s. Wondrous.
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Brilliant – there is something about the water that mirrors our souls – you have captured it well.
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Very well written.
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You give me a new perspective with this poem – thank you.
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Thanks. The lake was eerily quiet, a kind of haunting beauty when you are all alone in the forest.
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I really enjoyed this and the photo is incredibly beautiful! 🙂
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Ivor, that’s a compliment I won’t forget. Thanks
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Mother Earth’s lake and your words are perfectly entwined. This is a saver for me
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Thanks Ali
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You presence a strong connection to our natural world and how it can change us. Thank you.
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Reblogged this on blogging807.
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Thanks so much!!
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This is absolutely beautiful. 😊
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Beautiful 🌟
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Lovely symmetry between the perspectives
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I am lost..its beautiful
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Breathtakingly beautiful! I love your soul-filled connection to a lake, nature, earth…
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Thanks
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Oops, it should be “more than”…
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Elan, you called for me,and here I am! I am literally a mountain lake, standing now than 6ft 5inch! Yes, my name is Lake, and I am a mountain too. *Laugh*
Anyway,it’s above poem. Loved it, although you don’t “frighten me.” I am peace to all who know me!
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Yes !
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Extremely well written, unique in it’s way of expression. Well done!
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Love this one!
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wow. well pieced together. this is very deep. I read it 2-3 times to understand the deep thoughts inside each line.
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