Good morning from the lakeside deck~

My morning writing ~

As the old deck fan moves, it’s wooden blades,

gentle air becomes part of my day

in-between the noisy wood wrens and

delightful chickadees

with distant sweet calls of a lone pine warbler

the day settles into my heart.

My eye catches a fleeting movement

as two silent blue herons fly side-by-side

over the dock below.

I raise my head

and watch reflections of Lake Ann’s ridge

standing in historic limestone bluffs

spill over into Bear Point’s cove

as slender waves in greens and blues

like a moving mosaic painting

of Monet’s water gardens.

Out through the woodland, Pinion Oaks,

I can see a family of Canadian Geese

gracefully glide over still lake waters

heading east toward a rising sun.

Heartfelt grace

wraps around my shoulders

and calm sweet air

brushes against my cheek.

Indeed, it is in moments like these

we understand why our precious

Ozarks are so beloved!