PATONGA NSW - a favourite reflection

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Morning Mist at Portage

Silently, the mist flowed over hills in the moonlight
Wrapping around the beachfront pines
Sliding over still waters
Glowing in the midnight moon
A blanket covering the Sound, stilling the owl

The moon-washed sea - grey, merging to silver
No ripples to break the stillness
Day comes, mist muffles murmurs from the beach
Nothing moves, sea shines in reflected God-Light
Breaking through the layers above

Mist withdraws, imperceptibly,
Faint breeze threatens the mirror surface, then fades
Watery sun tries a break through
Mist resists, returns, blue-grey, threatening
Sun wins, a glorious technicolor day

Copyright Dain Simpson 2009

1 comment:

  1. Beautiful, Dain, and the perfect description of one of the perfect places on the planet.

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