Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Balance.



BALANCE

Oh how glorious to be
Balanced between pool and sea!
Paddling his grateful feet
In water calm and warm and sweet.
While tumbling and foaming to his rear
The wild cold ocean's roaring near.
My friends, it really isn't hard
To have this in ones own 'back-yard'!
One is safety, one is strife.
What a very balanced life!
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19 comments:

  1. Margaret GosdenApril 22, 2009 at 4:17 AM

    Hmm, very nice, and tankers in the distance, I see! A nice life.

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  2. 2sweetnsaxyApril 22, 2009 at 4:46 AM

    Sorry I wasn't able to get around to your post last week. It's getting more difficult to keep up with everyone. This is such an interesting location. It's odd to see him sitting there in the middle of the ocean. :-)

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  3. Gill - That British WomanApril 22, 2009 at 6:05 AM

    those are big ships in the background, great shot.

    Gill in Canada

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  4. AnonymousApril 22, 2009 at 7:21 AM

    Very nice photo. Have a good week.

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  5. UnknownApril 22, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    Nice. What a very fit person sitting on that wave. Must be a surfboarder.

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  6. BimApril 22, 2009 at 9:04 AM

    What a great spot to sit in. And a nice composition with the tankers in the back.

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  7. AnonymousApril 22, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    How cool is that, to live that close to the ocean! Nice!

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  8. TulipApril 22, 2009 at 8:47 PM

    beautiful blue ocean.

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  9. AnonymousApril 22, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    Nice shot & wonderful poem! (Tho I think I'd take the ocean over the pool, myself!)

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  10. KatMay 9, 2009 at 12:04 AM

    I remember the other poem you wrote too about Merewether (named after the mining magnate)

    and how you've applied to the authorities for name change of this place to Merry Weather :)))

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  11. Sylvia KNovember 17, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    Lovely shot, lovely words as always, Brenda!

    Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  12. Joe ToddNovember 18, 2009 at 12:36 AM

    Ah yes A pool with a view

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  13. ArijaNovember 19, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    Beautiful the way you have held the rhythm constant throughout the verse and got the meaning across loud and clear. Nice pic too.

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  14. Kim, USAJanuary 24, 2010 at 12:28 AM

    I see somebody jet skiing..that is really cool. Love the blue water and the sky too.


    PhotoHunt:Balanced

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  15. A. @ A Changing LifeJanuary 24, 2010 at 2:46 AM

    What a wonderful picture! And I love the verse to go with it.

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  16. LisaJanuary 24, 2010 at 4:58 AM

    Lovely -- both the image and the verse.

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  17. SusanneJanuary 24, 2010 at 6:05 AM

    Looks very inviting!

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  18. Scott LawJanuary 25, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    Quite a difference between the one side of the rocks and the other. I always enjoy getting around and seeing the different views of this weeks theme. Yours is cool!
    Drop by and check mine here.

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  19. danaJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:43 PM

    I like how you interpreted the theme! Ah to be sitting in the ocean. Nice poetry also.

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