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28 March 2008

Today in the Autumn Creek

We swim today in the autumn creek,
all the flood-dirt finally gone,
the water clear to the sandy bottom
stippled with light, golden,
the afternoon endlessly warm.

At length, after playing like dolphins,
we come to rest in the shallows
sitting side by side on a hillock of sand,
schools of small transparent fish
fluttering just out of range of our feet.

Otherwise, the stream is empty.
One or two cars pass on the distant bridge.
A stately pelican glides like a boat,
slowly, hugging the other bank.
The sky shines palely, free of cloud.

© Rosemary Nissen-Wade 2008

 Submitted July 2013 for dVerse Poetics: Water, Water Everywhere
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17 comments:

  1. Claudia28 July 2013 at 17:23

    this sounds just so totally peaceful...love the playing like dolphins and then coming to rest, just watching the fish and pelican..letting the world glide by...breathing the moment....deep sigh...

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  2. Roslyn Ross28 July 2013 at 17:37

    Deft word-strokes. Nice.

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  3. Anonymous28 July 2013 at 18:04

    Sounds perfect...loved the pelican gliding can picture the whole tranquility. Lovely.

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  4. Panchali28 July 2013 at 19:39

    aha...very beautifully weaved, Rosemary! Lovely write...

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  5. aka_andrea28 July 2013 at 19:40

    can you make room for one more? sounds like a wonderful place to be.

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  6. Brian Miller28 July 2013 at 22:11

    sounds like a peaceful places of being...playing like dolphins made me smile...i swam with them once in the wild...once i got over the fear seeing fins put on me...ha....

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  7. Mary28 July 2013 at 22:18

    After the devastation of a flood, all is beautiful and peaceful again. Scene so well described.

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  8. Outlawyer28 July 2013 at 23:29

    Beautiful clear descriptions, as limpid as the water. k. (http://Manicddaily.wordpress.com)

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  9. Anonymous29 July 2013 at 02:55

    so, so peaceful... best-wrought poem I've read in a while

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  10. Anonymous29 July 2013 at 08:44

    wonderful scene you created here - strong, vivid, yet peaceful imagery... beautifully crafted.
    ~Miriam

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  11. Scarlet29 July 2013 at 09:18

    Lovely painting of the autumn stream ~ I would love to be there ~

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  12. Katie Mia Frederick29 July 2013 at 09:38

    Lovely view from day to twilight at the beach Hey love that is so lovely Love ya friend

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  13. TCPC29 July 2013 at 15:23

    A beautiful day spent in peace!

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  14. Anonymous29 July 2013 at 17:16

    How you allowed me to picture playing like dolphins, jumping in and out of the water thank you - lovely flow to this.

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  15. Unknown29 July 2013 at 17:49

    lovely! I absolutely loved the imagery of this beautiful and serene place.

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  16. Vandana Sharma29 July 2013 at 18:43

    So beautiful scenery :)

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  17. Rosemary Nissen-Wade29 July 2013 at 23:17

    Thanks to everyone for the kind comments.

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