Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EMERALD LAKE (EAST DORSET, VERMONT), by JAMES ROSE


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EMERALD LAKE (EAST DORSET, VERMONT), by                    
First Line: When the winter's snow has gently covered
Last Line: And makes a bit of heaven of the place.
Subject(s): Lakes; Pools; Ponds


When the winter's snow has gently covered o'er the green,
And icicles hang glistening on the trees;
When the mountains stand asleep in the icy mist at e'en,
And o'er the Emerald Lake there comes a breeze,
Then you feel you are in touch with nature in her dreams,
Ere she wakes again to paint the vista soft.
When the angels of the springtime speed on their sunny beams,
As messengers of beauty from aloft,
When the wavelets are dancing in the sunlight of the morn,
Like a thousand thousand nymphs with curly heads,
In such entrancing fashion that a million suns are born,
While the island in the midst a shadow sheds.
When the glassy water tells you the summer sky is blue;
And the fleecy clouds seem floating in the deep,
Ere the verdure in its richness takes on the autumn hue,
There's a mystery the mind would like to keep.
There's solace and enchantment in the stillness of the place,
While the leaping fish their magic circles make.
There's a pleasant feeling in you that nothing can efface;
For the doves of peace are hovering o'er the lake.
In the valley where the lake is set there is a secret pass
Where the gods of peace and beauty wend their way
To drop silken-lily-blossoms like stars on mirror glass,
Ere the silver moonbeams light the close of day.
When the darkness of the midnight gives place to morning's dawn,
And the stars, it seems, have fled before the sun,
You will find a lithesome spirit that bids all care begone
For the Emerald Lake redeems the weary one,
By the transcendent beauty of its creeks and bending trees,
That bow to greet their images of grace
Upspringing from the calmness that's controlled by humming bees
And makes a bit of heaven of the place.





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