a small boat
a small boat
a small boat
i like the sound of water
when sitting in a boat
a small boat with oars
row out to the center
of a pond or lake
or 20 to 30 feet
from the bank
of a secluded cove
where you can
hear fish surface
watch snake doctors
skim the water
see a heron
up to his knees
minding his own business
searching like a limnologist
to gather specimens
from the littoral zone
and down deep
in the benthic zone
lie the legends
the old-timers
with knowledge of the seasons
and the goings-on
that come from experience
scars left by hooks
and snapping turtles
a wisdom not found
under a microscope
though a drop of water
was the beginning
of a boat and of a world
that’s never dry
hear and feel
the pristine splash
the easy rock of now
i like the sound of water
when sitting in a boat
a small boat with oars
row out to the center
of a pond or lake
or 20 to 30 feet
from the bank
of a secluded cove
where you can
hear fish surface
watch snake doctors
skim the water
see a heron
up to his knees
minding his own business
searching like a limnologist
to gather specimens
from the littoral zone
and down deep
in the benthic zone
lie the legends
the old-timers
with knowledge of the seasons
and the goings-on
that come from experience
scars left by hooks
and snapping turtles
a wisdom not found
under a microscope
though a drop of water
was the beginning
of a boat and of a world
that’s never dry
hear and feel
the pristine splash
the easy rock of now
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Re: a small boat
A terrific poem, Billy. I enjoy the feel of wisdom and myth telling that ends in that great close.... a sense of timelessness exists here with its layers of lives--all interacting and dependent on the worlds to which they themselves contribute....the casualness and simplicity used to depict this environment are striking.... kudos
great close:
refreshed and awakened
the dead
hear and feel
the pristine splash
the easy rock of now
These are my favorite lines:
see a heron
up to his knees
minding his own business
searching like a limnologist
to gather specimens
from the littoral zone
and down deep
in the benthic zone
lie the legends
the old-timers
with knowledge of the seasons
and the goings-on
that come from experience
scars left by hooks
and snapping turtles
great close:
refreshed and awakened
the dead
hear and feel
the pristine splash
the easy rock of now
These are my favorite lines:
see a heron
up to his knees
minding his own business
searching like a limnologist
to gather specimens
from the littoral zone
and down deep
in the benthic zone
lie the legends
the old-timers
with knowledge of the seasons
and the goings-on
that come from experience
scars left by hooks
and snapping turtles
Re: a small boat
Billy, good to see you here, I just figured out who you are.
This poem resonates with me, one of my favorite places is to be alone in a small boat, on a small lake, waves slapping under the bow. It is very meditative, a time to get lost in your thoughts.
I have never heard if snake doctors, I will have to look that one up.
This poem resonates with me, one of my favorite places is to be alone in a small boat, on a small lake, waves slapping under the bow. It is very meditative, a time to get lost in your thoughts.
I have never heard if snake doctors, I will have to look that one up.
Re: a small boat
Thanks Bob and Dale
a snake doctor is a dragonfly
that appellation derives from a southern myth or legend that dragonflies heal snakes when they get cut or lacerated
a snake doctor is a dragonfly
that appellation derives from a southern myth or legend that dragonflies heal snakes when they get cut or lacerated
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Re: a small boat
Hi Bily,
w/ out "no motor"
I like the sound of water
when sitting in a boat
a small boat with oars
row out to the center
of a pond or lake
or 20 or 30 feet
or maybe
I like the sound of water
when sitting in a boat
a small boat with oars
(no roar)
row out to the center
of a pond or lake
or 20 or 30 feet
Michael (MV)
Re: a small boat
Thanks Michael, I understand your suggestion and am thinking on it. Yes, it's sort of implied that there is no motor, but I sort of want to emphasize that.
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Re: a small boat
I work on a lake. It's not small, though has many coves. This resonates with me. Ever hear of Lake Toxaway?