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Dear Lake

Chris Hall60 Comments

Dear Michigan, Lake Michigan
look out to see
(although, it is a lake)

it is huge and deep
wide and broad
and beautiful.

The man stares out
as the sun goes down
it disappears completely

but the waves and clouds
are still there
and then the moon appears.

She bathes in the moonlight
and the man stands up
as they dance together

and then, tomorrow
she’s gone, and he sits again;
Dear Michigan, come back… please.

~~~~~~~~~

Image credit: Tom Barrett of artwork; sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a sculpture of a man, made by welding alphabets together. The sculpture is located at Atwater Park, overlooking the lake. In the distance, you can see the sun setting over the water and a cloudy sky.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #247 photo prompt.

What do you see # 247- 29 July, 2024

60 thoughts on “Dear Lake”

  7. Wow, Chris. I love that. I would never have thought to write about/to the lake, rather than the statue itself, but you looked THROUGH the statue and went in a different direction altogether… Just wonderful.

    ~David

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  13. Your piece reminded me of a movie “The Goodbye Girl” – I think that had a happier ending though…

    I’ve been to Port Washington, Wisconson twice – a little town right on the edge of Lake Michigan… and I can picture your story nicely. 🙂 I actually found a very old fossil in the sand on the North beach. Even though I was there in the summer… the lake water was too cold for me to swim in!

    Sadje used the Rainbow pic for a prompt. I went looking for it…but I can’t find it – my photos aren’t very well orgainized.

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