Copyright – Douglas M. MacIlroy
Content to hover blissful there
Cradled by unblemished air
Loafing lazily sublime
Rising higher I did climb
Farther from the world below
Unknowing shortly I would go
To dwell with mortals day and night
Give up my home and join their fight
Endure the judgment of their tribe
Forced to work and not imbibe
Measured by their shallow stock
Seized inside behind a lock
Plunging down on rolling thunder
Frozen fate or blizzard blunder
Mother Nature’s fortune drops
Giving life to clan and crops
Polluted poisoned wicked waters
Fosters fate of sons and daughters
Evaporation’s upward tide
Hydrologic cycle ride
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Lush – truly beautiful!
Loafing lazily sublime… Loved this.
Really enjoyed your taken on the prompt. I floated along with your words so seamlessly.
A very nice poem, Honie. Beautifully descriptive.
Beautiful description of the water cycle… I really liked following along with the ride, with lines such as “plunging down on rolling thunder.”
Honie, this is dreamy! I like the languid, melting quality of this. Wonderful!
Dear Honie,
My favorite line, “polluted poisoned wicked waters” …pretty much describes the cloud cover over Los Angeles. Well done as always.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Now I feel sorry for clouds, not much of a life.
Like the lifecycle of water, you brought it all around full circle. Nicely done, lovely rhythm.
Teeeee-RIFIC! Sensory euphoria. Very much enjoyed it, Honie. Great!
I never once thought I would see “imbibe” twice in a month, let alone a week! Wonderful post Honie =)
Thanks Troy. Where else did you see imbibe?
I saw it here http://pattisjarrett.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/friday-fictioneers-coastal-storm/
And I believe this was Patti’s first jaunt into FF infamy
I just read it. Wow. Isn’t that funny. Imbibe, who’da thunk.
I know it’s going to be hard as hell for me to NOT use it next week!
Great rhythm and content. And clever last line.
Lovely poem, lovely rhyme.
Great rhythm and very effective rhyming. Well done!
Thanks Sandra. I was playing with stride and glide on the last lines, but left it as is.
That was so much fun, Honie! Really well done!
janet
It was fun to write. Thanks Janet.
Fabulous!! 🙂
So happy you like it. Thank you. 😉