Daydream
drive down Route 2
follow last year’s footfalls
where past and pines embrace lake shore
head full
and heart hopelessly wandering
under craggy outcrops
that lean wide mouthed
awake
This week, I attempted a butterfly cinquain for Colleen’s #TankaTuesday Challenge. This week’s prompt was the theme “Beginnings and Endings”. The image is from the north shore of Lake Michigan where it caresses the lovely and often lonely shores of the upper peninsula of Michigan (better known by folks in my neck of the woods as the “U.P.”). I make the long trek from Wisconsin along the entire northern shore of this Great Lake at least once a year to visit a dear friend of mine. This particular photo is from a stretch break/walk I took along the beach midway on my journey.
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Beautiful poem, Sarah! I visited Michigan for the first time last year. It amazed me how much the lake reminded me of a beach. 🙂
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Yes, it is similar! I’m landlocked here but adore the beach, so the Great Lakes are sort of my stand-in oceans. 😀
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“Where past and pines embrace” … such wonderful imagery! A beautiful poem, Sarah 💕🙂
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Thank you!
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Beautiful pairing of poem and photo! What a lovely shoreline.
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Thank you!
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Sarah, your butterfly cinquain captures the beauty of this northern coast in Wisconsin and the U.P. What a fun visit this must be for you. Love it. ❤
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Thanks! It’s a long journey, but always lovely. If I make the trip in mid-summer, the roads are quite congested with RVs, but fall is especially nice!
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I bet it’s beautiful! ❤
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Beautifully done cinquain. I tried one this month. Barely managed. This one has lovely images.
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Thank you. I find that I really enjoy this form! I’ve been trying out a few different ones this month.
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gosh… this is just lovely, Sarah.
-David
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Thank you, David!
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You sure do have a ton of great photos, and scenic places to enjoy by yourself! How I wish I could have access to places as serene as your pics suggest. Being stuck in the city, and living right next to a busy street is a whole other beast. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks! I have to admit that sometimes my kids are just behind me waging a battle or possibly eating sand or leaves just out of site of the camera’s view– but I’m glad it looks serene! 😀 Hopefully, you can get outside of the city every so often to enjoy a more tranquil setting!
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