24 May 2014

In the Stream




The round brown pond
dimples the hilltop, hides
a swift-feeder stream,
cold, with tadpoles who
     nibble-kiss our legs
     when we drop our bikes
     in grass and cannon-
     ball to the bottom,
stirs and resettles
     water-dust to slime
     pebbles and weeds,
guards and floats us and
enjoys our swim-splash as if one of us.



Resurfacing for Poetry Pantry #254 at Poets United 
along with the poem re-Union a year later.

Posted for Margaret's 

Play It Again, Toads #5Option #1: Words Count With Mama Zen

at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads.




Copyright © 2014  S.L.Chast



10 comments:

  1. A reading of this poem provides a real sensation of escape, Susan.

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  2. To swim with tadpoles.. I love that thought... and such nice combination of words here..water-dust and swim-splash.. wonderful and descriptive..

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  3. This is an excellent poem. Not a word out of place or off-beat. Great sound throughout. I also really enjoyed your line breaks and spacing.

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  4. The friend indeed, your round brown pond. Every thing was friendly, even the tad poles in their own way. I.felt welcome. The commas were friends too for reading aloud.
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  5. This is a splendid poem. Why do I like it so much? … dimpled pond, nibble-kiss, as if one of us… It is a warm embrace, a vision I don't want to let go. Loved it.

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  6. As I listened to the Bengali song rendering Rabindranath Tagore's 'Stream of Life' / 'Pran' (in Bengali) I really was overjoyed..and your beautiful poem traces that connection we all have with each other...

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  7. I love the pairing of words - nibble-kiss, swim-splash ~ Looks like tad poles are having loads of fun, like us ~

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  8. "Swim-Splash", I love that bit there.

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  9. You took me to a child hood summer again.

    Beautiful

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  10. Ick, slime! YOU jump, I'll stay here! Seriously, this was a lot of fun to read.

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