The Lake


from the ABC set Poetry

I have seen it all
And the electric blue sparking
Of dragonflies over still water
As deep and as still
As an unanswerable question.

I saw you too,
Brown and naked confidence
Ready to dive into that question.
Pausing, prepared
On the very edge
Of one of those affirmative acts
I can only sit on the bank and admire.

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Comments

MistakenMagic | February 8, 2010 - 16:11

This is a beautiful poem, hadley! I love the two-stansa structure and whole reflective, traquil feel. Well done ;)

Magic xxx