a blustery autumn day
on the shores of lake michigan
the wind and the sea so full of life.
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as wave is driven by wave
and each, pursued, pursues the wave ahead
so time flies on and follows, flies, and follows,
always, forever and new, what was before
is left behind: what never was is now:
and every passing moment is renewed.
-ovid
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lake michigan, arcadia, michigan, usa – october 2020
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Wow…there is an ancient poet… with some excellent words…. I wrote a poem called , RENEWAL; Lost on the River…
RENEWAL:
Lost on The River
Rain is pouring down
Like a river from the sky
Ground is becoming drowned
I’m lost on the river
I cannot be found
A wall of water is pulling me out to sea
How will I ever reach high ground
Then a tree branch grabs me
A man’s voice yells, “Stick around”
In the blinding deluge, I cannot see
The man’s saving hand guides me
Drenched, shaking, I’m dragged aground
I feel secure with his arms around me
“Don’t worry little fella, you’re safe and sound”
I pant, and lick his face from ear to ear
I was lost on the river, hell-bound
But now he’s saved me
And beside him, this will be my town
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that’s powerful,, Ivor
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Thanks. my go at a spiritual piece, which are difficult to word correctly….
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Water and wind, forces of life.
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spot on
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👍👍👍
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Beautiful
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it is a powerful and calming place
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I can hear the waves coming in. I grew up in Muskegon, so Lake Michigan is home to me.
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Oh, you know it so well
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What a lovely scene and sentiment for my Sunday morning! I feel uplifted and renewed!
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My pleasure to share it then)
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What a lovely color of water.
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Like sea glass
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Definitely!
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I experienced wind-swept waves at the river the other day. It’s invigorating. Beautiful photo.
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Invigorating is the perfect word for it
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those look like some powerful waves; I am so used to going to the ocean that I just don’t think of lakes as having waves like that! I’ve got to get out more… 🙂
love the words from Ovid…
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It can be smooth as glass and rough at the sea
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it seems much more ocean like as compared to what I think of when I hear the word lake… 🙂
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they really are like oceans
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If the ocean is our mother, maybe Lake Michigan is our aunt?
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And she can be stormy at times, but you still love her
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Hi Beth, it’s so interesting to me to see pictures of Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes. I have only seen the Atlantic Ocean. Your picture looks very much like a salt-water ocean.
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These likes are rather like oceans without salt
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They definitely look like oceans!
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I can feel the power of that moment, Beth.
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Lots of crashing and spray
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With Lake Ontario only 30 or so miles away, I know how powerful a Great Lake can be, Beth!
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They are more like oceans
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Exactly, Beth.
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Beautiful…words and photo.
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Thank you
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Wow
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❤️
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awesome photo! Lake Michigan is my happy place! 🙂
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For so many reasons, me too
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🙂 yes…….. my heart longs for it if I have been away too long. I hope to get back soon!
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I hope you do
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I have a photo of a couple walking along Lakeshore Drive in Chicago, and a wave ten feet high crashed against the sea wall next to them – it was like they were taking a shower! LOVE that lake!
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It was a strong and beautiful day – I love this lake too, with all of its moods
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beautiful photo and poem!
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Thanks. Sometimes it’s good just to remember there are things that are constant.
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Right-
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brilliant – so many are living at the shores of Lake Michigan (well it’s big enough to have many of my friends in that region!!!). Love it!
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I’m just visiting but love it every time I’m there )
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I can imagine! I don’t even recall whether I should know where you live and work….
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No worries, I am in Michigan, in Ann Arbor , a few hours from Lake Michigan, and 45 minutes from another Great Lake, Lake Erie )
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Right, yes, I have to admit, i have some serious geographical shortcomings – I am geographically challenged…. ask my mother, I did it already when I was playing Marie in the Christmas school play! 😉
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me too, kiki! huge challenges in that area –
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I’ve just looked up Arcadia on the map and was surprised to see that there is a town called Frankfort nearby. I grew up on the other side of Lake Michigan but went to (and later worked at) a summer camp near Muskegon.
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How cool, not far at all
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Oh my, what a fantastic place to be!
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yes, so calming and beautiful even with the wild weather at times
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I’m assuming that’s from the Michigan side…
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Yes – Arcadia
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The cycles of waves are one of nature’s beauties.
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They absolutely are
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I absolutely loved your words, poem and the picture!
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thank you so much –
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I rather enjoy blustery days down by a lake or sea; it reminds me of my childhood 😁
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It’d a very special feel
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it sounds a bit like ‘passing the baton’ 🙂 but yes, the continuity, the everlastingness, not of the moment but the process
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exactly –
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Wow! Beautiful! Is it your picture!
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Yes, on a recent weekend in northern Michigan, we hiked up the bluff to get there
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