By The Lake

Counting blessings

Once a week, I work from an office that’s walking distance from my home. And while the road to get there is super crowded and has no pedestrian facilities, there’s a lakeside path that I can walk along.

So far, I have avoided this path as a commute, because it takes 5 minutes more to walk it. But recently, I got tired of walking on the main road with my life in my hands, and decided to give the lakeside a shot.

The lake I walk by

And dear reader, I must tell you - walking along a lake as the sun sets, after a loooooong day at work - it is a beautiful feeling!

So that’s what today’s poem is about!

Alright, poem starts in 3… 2… 1!

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I walk where placid waters lie,
and tread the shore, my spirits high.
The ripples sing their lullaby,
whilst Nature's tune fills up the sky.

The ducks swim to the golden gleam,
they drift as in some gentle dream.
The kids, they dance, their joy displayed,
as shadows grow and moments fade.

The nimble squirrels, up they race,
finding life within a chase.
Reeds that murmur tales of yore,
stretch themselves from shore to shore.

Dragonflies in twilight flit,
upon the water's face they sit.
Their wings, they sparkle, as they fly,
up toward a painted sky.

Upon a bench, old souls converse,
discussing life, in gentle verse.
A breeze, it carries tales anew,
of grass that waits for morning's dew.

The skies, they blush in hues so deep,
as day gives way, and stars do peep.
Thankful for the time I've traced,
I bid adieu, in silent grace.

This haven by the lake I've known,
where memories and dreams are sewn.
A symphony of past and now,
I cherish you, I take a bow.

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That’s it! Thanks for reading edition 123 of Hello Universe! Gotta say, I like 123.

Check out Some Fun Stuff below.

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Some Fun Stuff

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Check it out now.

Art by Lazybones illustrations on Tumblr.

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