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Indisputable King of the river!

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DEEPLY AM I

SOUL TOUCHED!

SEEING THE SHIMMERING FLIGHT 

OF THIS GAUDY AVIAN

IRIDESCENT DIVER

FLASHING BY SO MAJESTICALLY!

 

NO SOONER RETURNED

TO HIS WISPIEST OF BRANCHES PERCH

THAN IN A TRICE HAVING CONTEMPLATED

HIS NEXT TARGETTED PLUNGE

-IS GONE!

 

SPEAR  SHAPING

HIS MIRACULOUSLY PLUMED BODY

HE PIERCES THE IDLING WATERS 

IN A DART-LIKE SUBMERGENCE

SNATCHING HIS SILVERY FAYRE

OF UNSUSPECTING MINNOWS

 

O! SPECTACULARLY GLISTENING MONARCH

SHALL MY ROAD INTO THIS NIGHTS SLUMBER

BE WITH THE ACCOMPANYING MEMORY

OF SO WONDROUS A WITNESSING!

 

AND WHEN THE MOONCHILD OF NIGHT

HAS GIVEN UP HIS PLANETARY GAME

OF HIDE AND SEEK WITH THE GHOST OF DAWN

THERE SHALL YOU BE!

 

HASTILY FLITTERING TO AND FRO

UNPETURBED BY THE SPECTRAL MISTY SHROUDS

FLOATING ABOVE THE FLOWING DEPTHS

 

WILLINGLY AND SO GRATEFULLY

SHALL MY HEART ONCE MORE

SUCCUMB TO BEING A GUEST

OF THIS AMAZING SIGHT PERFECTED SCENE

GREATLY ENHANCED BY NATURES 

ENDLESS INVITATIONS

TO SEE YOU AGAIN SWEET AVIAN

THE SO SHINING AND FINEST OF HOSTS!

 

🌷(3)

◄ Infinitum

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TOM MERTON

Sun 23rd Feb 2025 17:19

Thanks also to the great atmospherically poeticizing
Gandalf's girl 😁 Naomi 👍

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TOM MERTON

Sun 23rd Feb 2025 17:16

Rolph
your continuing kindnesses are a rarity
a fairly uncommon thing these days
and may they be returned to you in oh so many ways
I'm sorry my thanks can only say so much
I really would like them to say more
( but guess what? )
they are yours forever of that you can be SURE!

sincerely appreciated!

Tom



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