The Tableau

the lake is fog mist

etching the trees in

olive and russet-

wild flowers embrace

dappled morning light

their faces - perfect

a flock of ducks fly

skimming the water-

birdsongs trill the air

soulful strings, sky hymns-

lily pods & weeds

float, serene muses

Washago, Ontario

Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - A Tableau for Sam Hamill,  Hosted by Laura Bloomsbury.  Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.  Thanks for your comments and visits.

Postcard from Lake Minnewanka, Banff

early morning sky

shades blue upon blue

-pale turquoise & dark cyan-

shimmering mirror of perfection

we gaze up

-reduced to pebbles- 

by mammoth giants of rocks

cradling the glacier lake

mountains are murmuring

to the spirits of the lake

we listen

-sussuration of tides-

echoes of resort village 

forever submerged in deep darkness

we scan for

footprints of mountain sheep & bears

but only 

lone eagle watches

from stone-hedged tree

its eyes, glittering

-clear as water-

wild as sunrise

Mount Inglismaldie, Lake Minnewanka

"Water of the Spirits"

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - Shade, hosted by Lillian for Poetics.  
Join us when the pub doors open by 3pm EST.  
During our boat cruise in Lake Minnewanka, we were lucky to spot this beautiful eagle on the tree (top right side of photo).  Thanks for the visit.