Just A Skimmer Poem by Susan Williams
Just A Skimmer
Just a skimmer
flitting around the home pond
just a skimmer
...dipping here and darting there
weaving through the pussy willows
breezing over the lily pads
in its flighty zippidy-doo-dah manner
flipping back and forth
like life is a boring book
whose pages can be leafed through
and only the occasional word be read
.
Just a skimmer
...rushing here and there
and back and forth
to get the lay of the land
in general
not going deep
where seaweeds grow tall and tangled
where the big-mouthed fish lay in wait
just a skimmer sticking to the shallows
skating over the context
tripping lightly over the issues
like a rock sent skipping over the water
.
. ~~~~~~~©2012 Susan Williams
This poem is shallow by no means! I see depth of meaning with issues being tamed by nature’s charm, the lay of the land is the threshold of your pen my friend, great poem Susan!
thank you for reading and giving such nice comments, Anjandev
not going deep........significant..........profound piece........thank u.......anjandev roy.
Glad you enjoyed the nature trip, Robert! ! ! ! ! And that it is shelved with your other favorites! ! !
Skimmer! ! Dipping here and darting there! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
This lovely poem engenders, a carefree, bien etre (well being) and the simple enjoyment of nature and life. Just being part of Nature's plain site. A tranquilizing and sweetly conceived, delight! You have a special way Of reaching the reader's soul That is deeply and enchantingly, Yours, and yours alone, It's like coming back home.
Yes! You as usual understand. Your comments lift me up every time. Thank you for being a good friend to all of us on PH.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Within a hair's breath of tickling the surface, swift and sweet at the edge of the impossible and yet somehow in racing streamlined wonder magnificently composed a paradox of freedom and control, Exhilarating joy released for us lucky readers to lose ourselves. A skimmer indeed Zuzan!
Now this comment took me for a delightful ride on skimmer wings! ! ! ! ! ! Thank you Edmund Ztroliz for your luscious and enjoyable comments you lay on your fellow PH members like delicious and fragrant bouquets! ! ! !