Living Jewels

[Atehequa]

Glancing down I saw Brook Trout
Daces and newts in these pools
Darting about like living jewels
Iridescent in the bright morning sun

Flickering tongue and lidless eyes
Coiled about honeysuckle vines
Upon nectar drunk insects it dines
A very content leaf-green snake

Hiding, a four-eyed jumping spider
Trigger web line fly hunting zeal
Pouncing too far, a brook trout’s meal
The resting mayfly lives another day

There she lounged upon a flat rock
Long dark hair and enchanting eyes
Her mysterious smile she can mesmerize
Even an old backwoods bumpkin like me

[dadio]

you have captured well these images with your words.

[saw]

you have managed to capture a typical magical day in the world of nature with dignity and flair.......nothing recharges the batteries better for me than a stroll along a creek in the woods......the dog likes it too !

[Arcadia]

beautiful!!!!

[Atehequa]

Thank you very much.