Floating flat as fabric
around the lake's circumference;
lily pads cover the tablecloth surface
with smooth plates of glossy green.
Bowls of soft blossoms
hold purity in their petals.
Displaying individual crescents
arching like the new moon.
White explosions
over calm water.
© 2022 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. McCarthy Lake - Kent County - Michigan
"Floating flat as fabric
ReplyDeletearound the lake's circumference;
lily pads cover the tablecloth surface
with smooth plates of glossy green."
~ from: "Plates and Bowls" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2022/06/plates-and-bowls.html