The Lake
Lakes are the holding places
For water
As the fireplace
Is the holding place for fire,
As the plaza is the holding place for people.
I know a lake in the mountains.
My heart is the holding place,
My heart is the keeping place,
For the things I know
About the lake in the mountains.
Always will I keep
In my heart
The things that belong there,
As lakes
Keep water
For the people.
……….Ann Nolan Clark
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God's country....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and beautiful words.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and a beautiful poem. Living in a parched and dry place, I find myself craving lakes.
ReplyDeleteHey Sallymandy!Beautiful post! I love lakes and here in Quebec, we're so fortunate to have some of the loveliest lakes- I consider myself so lucky. There's just something about the softness and serenity of a lake. The verses are splendid as well. Ahh..time for reflection... Thanks:)
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures; sweet poems. This is so restful, so calming. I hope you're having a relaxing summer.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMalisa
You have a good eye for just the right photograph to give vision to the meaningful words. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, everybody. This is the time of year to enjoy lakes in the northern hemisphere, and I don't know anyone who doesn't like them. These photos are of mountain lakes in Montana. As for the poem, I'm not sure about the last line "as lakes hold water for the people..."--they hold water for many other things too---but I really like the cadence of this poem. My mother found it when I was a teenager, and it hangs on the wall at a favorite lake place in Montana.
ReplyDeleteDeja: I lived for eighteen years in Arizona, and the water was what I missed most about Montana.
ReplyDeleteI was born in the mountains and these contain very deep lakes with crystal clear and freezing cold waters. They are not very large, but oh so deep.
ReplyDeleteThey are the most beautiful, azure blue bodies of water I know.
Thank you for bringing these back in my memory...
Have a wonderful weekend!;)
xo
Beautiful image of lakes, mountain, and dreaming places. What a gentle place to sit and write...and get some brisk exercise. <3
ReplyDeleteAhhh, summer...
ReplyDeleteThese images are so beautiful, and the poem the perfect score. I love the IDEA and the beauty of the lake, but swimming in one freaks me out. And I love to swim...
Hope you're having a relaxing and peaceful vacation. Ciao my friend,
Lola xx
Beautiful post. Have you ever read Mary Oliver's poetry? I think you would like her work very much.
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ReplyDeleteGotta love the lake! I can't imagine life with the calmness of water.
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