"a fleeting glimpse of heaven"

[goldenrod]

.
A fountain of shimmering
silvery sparkling minnows.

No moon.

Outlined by the eerie
shape shifting dance
of the northern lights!

Oars silent
I watch in wonder
Slipping ever closer
to the wavering boundary
of reality.

I came seeking fish.
Little knowing
I would row
to the very edge of paradise!


goldenrod.

[Swamidragon]

I saw the paradise
In my lover's eyes
And i felt happy!

[Tarquin]

this is very pretty :)

[firefangled]

Oh yeah! Fish happens!

I like it!

[ampoule]

How wonderful. You have made me think of Poppy. :( Poppy, where are you? You would love this poem? I do.

Do I now have a glimpse of what your screen name means? My husband loved to fish.

By the way, Poppy is part of the Granny5, MotherHubbard and BrownEyedBailey foursome. Be careful, there may be others. hehe

[CdnReader]

.
A fountain of shimmering
silvery sparkling minnows.

No moon.

Outlined by the eerie
shape shifting dance
of the northern lights!

Oars silent
I watch in wonder
Slipping ever closer
to the wavering boundary
of reality.

I came seeking fish.
Little knowing
I would row
to the very edge of paradise!


goldenrod.

Lovely!! Here's one I wrote awhile back that seems to fit here....


Waiting

My paddle dips
beneath the silken skin
of water's quiet stillness.
Weightless, noiseless,
slowly propelling me through
the early morning mist.

Shhhh........
The oar rests
across my knees....
my craft bears me along
without desire,
without pain,
without that fiercesome
screaming that defines
the rest of my life.

Shhhh........
There is nothing here
but the mist across the bay,
floating without need,
colourless, directionless,
held together by the
coming warmth of the rising sun
and the call of the loon.


cdn/03jan08

[Pendragon]

Those opening lines draw the reader in like a moth to the flames! ;)

[amanda_isabel]

really pretty, goldenrod! :D

[goldenrod]

(Swamidragon)

I guess paradise means different things to different people!:)


goldenrod.

[goldenrod]

(Tarquin)

The poem is an accurate description of an incident that happened on Lake Tamagami, many moons ago. The aurora was bright enough to read a newspaper by, at midnight!


goldenrod.

[goldenrod]

(firefangled)

We had strung our tent on a tiny islet between two small trees and later that night a storm came up. We were in a hollow. Swamped, we made a mad rowing dash for land...THAT'S LIVING MAN!!!


goldenrod.

[goldenrod]

(ampoule)

Sorry! My screen name comes from a line in a song Bing sang "worth my weight in goldenrods"


goldenrod.

[goldenrod]

(CdnReader)

Waiting

My paddle dips
beneath the silken skin
of water's quiet stillness.
Weightless, noiseless,
slowly propelling me through
the early morning mist.
Shhhh........

The oar rests
across my knees....
my craft bears me along
without desire,
without pain,
without that fiercesome
screaming that defines
the rest of my life.
Shhhh........

There is nothing here
but the mist across the bay,
floating without need,
colourless, directionless,
held together by the
coming warmth of the rising sun
and the call of the loon.


cdn/03jan0

We appear to have a predilection for the same thing, and just as intensly!:)


goldenrod.

[goldenrod]

(Pendragon)

At least I don't use pheromones!:)


goldenrod.

[goldenrod]

(amanda_isabel)

Why thank you amanda_isabel! Is there an emoticon that blushes?!


goldenrod.