This Jewel

By Richard L. Provencher

Mon, 13 Feb 2012

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4 comments

Amongst a forest of green
Kennabi kingly rests,
and near his stately shore
the water floods,
gently licking its way
at the land,
comes slap, slapping
at the Haliburton shore.

The tall wind-soaked trees
stand whispering still;
over low slung, pine-dotted ridges
rushing can be audibly heard,
of dancing water that slap, slaps
at the foam studded shore.

Certificate U

Poem

POETRY - A Passage of Motion 2

Nature

Comments

Hi Richard, I do not know of

Permalink Submitted by skinner_jennifer on Mon, 2012-02-13 15:16

Hi Richard, I do not know of the Kenabi Kingly, or of the Haliburton shore, but I loved this poem all the same. Jenny.

Your comments, Jenny, are

Permalink Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on Mon, 2012-02-13 20:26

Your comments, Jenny, are always encouraging and insightful. Kennabi is the name of a lake in the Haliburton Hills, a very desirable tourist area, 75 miles north-east of Toronto, Ontario. Kennabi, due to its beauty, is often referred to as King of the eleven lakes on a 5,000 acre youth camp property. Any comments on how I can encompass a little more info without turning the poem into an encyclopedia? I always welcome helpful hints. Cheerio, Richard LP

Richard L. Provencher

Thanks for coming back with

Permalink Submitted by skinner_jennifer on Tue, 2012-02-14 10:05

Thanks for coming back with the information Richard. Sounds like a wonderful place. Jenny.

Thanks again, Jenny, for

Permalink Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on Tue, 2012-02-14 12:21

Thanks again, Jenny, for reading my work. I am astonished at how many wonderful writers there are, like yourself with ABCTales. I try to read and comment as often as I can, and there are so many to savour. My health condition continues to the point where my balance in a canoe is too risky to use one anymore, at least for now. I canoed often in the Haliburton woods referred to in my poem above. Regards, Richard LP