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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DECEMBER LAKE, by EDYTHE BARRETT GOELTZ
First Line: Each wave whispered of a departed summer
Last Line: And meet it as one.
Subject(s): Cold; December; Farewell; Solitude; Parting; Loneliness
First Line: Each wave whispered of a departed summer
Last Line: And meet it as one.
Subject(s): Cold; December; Farewell; Solitude; Parting; Loneliness
Each wave whispered of a departed summer,
Of warm sands and a careless sky
Of gentle waters lapping forth frost crested wavelets,
Wavelets being tossed lightly on shore.
Then a chilled sea scented breeze wafted away the last of summer,
Of warmth and contentment.
Now the long white cold beach lay before me
Wrapped in a gray monotony.
Vap'rous mists of drifted snow swirled madly about my feet buried in the ragged
snow swept shore line.
And I gazed into the icy distance
Of an infinite, abysmal expanse of wind driven waters.
One wave frantically forced another down
Only to be lashed aside itself by one greater and more treacherous.
While ever the defiant skyline challenged the restless sea to reach forth
And meet it as one.
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