A Lovely Day at the Laurel Lake

Hi,

I'm sorry I have been very busy lately and really haven't participated much in discussions.  But now, I'm back.  I wrote this piece when I went to the lake here in Laurel, MD where I live.  It was just the beginning of fall and it seemed peaceful just sitting down by the lake and taking everything in.  (I have sent the poem to the Laurel Leader, the local paper.)  Would appreciate your feedback. 

A Lovely Day at The Laurel Lake

A yellow butterfly flutters by

And rests its wings on the shrub close by.

Quacking ducks chase after morsels

Hurled by a miscreant behind the shrub that rustles.

An old lady with big goggles

Paddling a boat that wiggles.

Lovers in the distance gazing

At the fountain of golden water crests.

The green belies the season

The leaves are green beyond reason.

The heat of summer has all but ceased

And fall is here for us to see.

The evening air smells of feces

As fleeing dogs are off their leashes.

Two boys in red hasten up the hill

Chasing after fleeing dogs across the hill.

A squirrel scampers behind the boys;

He’s delighted to be part of this canvass.

Ducks waddling in the lake

Quacking on the grass

Eating morsels hurled from a missile

Boys chasing after dogs

Squirrel chasing after boys

An old lady in big goggles

Paddling a boat that wiggles

While lovers holding hands

Contemplate nature’s wonders.

It's a lovely day at the Laurel Lake.