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SMALL PRICE FOR BEAUTY

Serene bivouac
on mountain lake shore
sunrise diamonds strewn
make placid waters brilliant
 
Campfire, Sugar Pine mixture
perfumes crisp morning air
Blue Jays in perpetual protest
sound much-too-early reveille
 
Tent flaps thrown wide
anxious anglers emerge
determined that Rainbow Trout
be on the breakfast menu
 
Hunger sated, minds invigorated
down verdant trails exploring
occasional scamper up granite towers
feeling small mid majesty surveyed
 
Come afternoon
like the afternoon before
blue sky disappears
neath heavy laden clouds
 
cumulus fleet encroaching
releases their liquescent cargo
glassy lake surface erupts
like a million-fish feeding frenzy
 
Desperate sprint to camp’s shelter
safely ensconced in tents
sudden stream rushes under
surprisingly impermeable floor
 
With haste, their raison d'être complete
unburdened clouds sail away to replenish
promising to return tomorrow
Sun again takes center stage
Written by Gahddess_Worship (Osomajestuoso)
Published | Edited 10th Jan 2018
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