04-04-2015, 05:45 AM
An outcrop of rock leads to the lake
from the front of the cabin.
In the spring, when the rains come,
ponds pool in its inlets and fill with life.
Moss forms in the dampened cracks;
tadpoles, trapped in their eggs, writhe in rebellion
as dragonfly nymphs move in to feed.
By summer, when we'd arrive, the rock is in turmoil:
frogs croaking the humid blues while their ponds shrink in the sun,
preparing to leave home for the lake.
from the front of the cabin.
In the spring, when the rains come,
ponds pool in its inlets and fill with life.
Moss forms in the dampened cracks;
tadpoles, trapped in their eggs, writhe in rebellion
as dragonfly nymphs move in to feed.
By summer, when we'd arrive, the rock is in turmoil:
frogs croaking the humid blues while their ponds shrink in the sun,
preparing to leave home for the lake.