Summer ripens into August,
spawning heat, haze, and humidity;
the air so still,
not a leaf moves.
The surface of the lake
so smooth, so still;
lily pads are glossy green plates.
A table setting on calm water.
I'm still waiting
for the next
rigorous thunderstorm
to arouse the atmosphere.
© 2022 Richard Havenga
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Photo Locations:
1. McCarthy Lake - Kent County - Michigan
2. Ludington State Park - beach - Ludington, Michigan
"... lily pads are glossy green plates.
ReplyDeleteA table setting on calm water." ~ from: "Still 4" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2022/08/still-4.html